# Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV / PACV) **Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport** (IATA: CDV, ICAO: PACV) is a medium airport in Cordova, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,500 ft (2,286 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 64 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacv ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CDV / PACV - FAA: CDV - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Cordova, Alaska, United States - Opened: Jan 1949 - Elevation: 53 ft / 16 m - Coordinates: 60.4918, -145.4780 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,500 ft / 2,286 m - Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 2 departures - Passengers: 64,271 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_K._(Mudhole)_Smith_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652306 - Weather station: PACV · WMO 70296 - Ident: PACV ## Timeline - Jan 1949: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 7,500 ft / 2,286 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | yes | | 16/34 | 1,934 ft / 590 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Gravel | 181° / 001° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01195AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 69,164 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 68,263 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 70,158 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 74,367 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 78,379 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 40,441 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 56,936 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 62,957 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 69,643 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 64,769 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 64,271 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (2) - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 159 mi / 256 km · Alaska Airlines - [YAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paya.md) Yakutat Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · Alaska Airlines ### Cargo (2) - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 159 mi / 256 km · Alaska Central Express - [YAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paya.md) Yakutat Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · Alaska Central Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CDV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2 ### Cargo (1) - KO [Alaska Central Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-central-express) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 64K (2025) | #1,981 of 3,974 | #446 in North America | #302 in US | | Longest runway | 7,500 ft / 2,286 m | =3,115 of 29,858 | =673 in North America | =500 in US | | Elevation | 53 ft / 16 m | =39,047 of 43,403 | =17,717 in North America | =14,655 in US | | Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | ANCHORAGE APP/DEP | 133.600 | | ASOS | ASOS | 134.800 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 | | FSS | JUNEAU RDO | 122.200 | ## Nearby airports - [CKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cku.md) Cordova Municipal Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km - [AK30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak30.md) Strawberry Point Airport · 22 mi / 36 km - [BSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97.md) Boswell Bay Airport · 23 mi / 37 km - [2AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak5.md) Johnstone Point Airport · 38 mi / 61 km - [US-2850](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2850.md) Katalla Airport · 39 mi / 62 km - [K55](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k55.md) Thompson Pass Airport · 48 mi / 77 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: “Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merle_K._(Mudhole)_Smith_Airport&oldid=1363058633), 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/pacv/data