# Scammon Bay Airport (SCM / PACM)

**Scammon Bay Airport** (IATA: SCM, ICAO: PACM) is a small airport in Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1973. It has one runway, 3,001 ft (915 m) long, dirt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 10 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SCM / PACM
- FAA: SCM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1973
- Elevation: 22 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 61.8447, -165.5752
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 ft / 915 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 9,917 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scammon_Bay_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4421544
- Weather station: PACM
- Ident: PACM

## Timeline

- Jun 1973: Scammon Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,001 ft / 915 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Dirt | 113° / 293° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 15,640 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 14,872 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,731 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 12,522 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 13,534 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,343 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,140 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 9,564 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 9,794 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,744 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 9,917 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [VAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pava.md) Chevak Airport · United States · 21 mi / 34 km · Grant Aviation
- [HPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahp.md) Hooper Bay Airport · United States · 29 mi / 47 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 144 mi / 232 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SCM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10K (2025) | #2,694 of 3,974 | #656 in North America | #460 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,001 ft / 915 m | =15,822 of 29,858 | =6,431 in North America | =5,436 in US |
| Elevation | 22 ft / 7 m | =41,157 of 43,403 | =18,579 in North America | =15,225 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.425 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [CZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacz.md) Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [VAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pava.md) Chevak Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [HPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahp.md) Hooper Bay Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [SXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sxp.md) Nunam Iqua Airport · 52 mi / 84 km
- [MOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamo.md) Mountain Village Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [AUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pauk.md) Alakanuk Airport · 64 mi / 103 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Scammon Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scammon_Bay_Airport&oldid=1363077663), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm/data