# Coldfoot Airport (CXF / PACX)

**Coldfoot Airport** (IATA: CXF, ICAO: PACX) is a small airport in Coldfoot, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1971. It has one runway, 4,011 ft (1,223 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 12 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CXF / PACX
- FAA: CXF
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Coldfoot, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1971
- Elevation: 1,049 ft / 320 m
- Coordinates: 67.2522, -150.2040
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,011 ft / 1,223 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 12,294 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldfoot_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656124
- Weather station: PACX
- Ident: PACX

## Timeline

- Jan 1971: Coldfoot Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 4,011 ft / 1,223 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 14,246 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 17,283 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 14,807 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 14,748 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 12,411 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,844 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 9,270 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 12,669 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 13,738 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 14,006 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 12,294 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from CXF, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (4)

- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · 63 passengers · Astral Aviation
- [AKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakp.md) Anaktuvuk Pass Airport · United States · 73 mi / 118 km · 253 passengers · Astral Aviation
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 181 mi / 291 km · 4,589 passengers · Astral Aviation, Allied Air
- [HKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkb.md) Healy Lake Airport · United States · 274 mi / 441 km · 543 passengers · Allied Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 3
- 4W [Allied Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allied-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 12K (2025) | #2,610 of 3,974 | #631 in North America | #437 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,011 ft / 1,223 m | =9,494 of 29,858 | =3,709 in North America | =3,095 in US |
| Elevation | 1,049 ft / 320 m | #16,962 of 43,403 | #7,509 in North America | #5,974 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [WSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsm.md) Wiseman Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [PPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papr.md) Prospect Creek Airport · 33 mi / 52 km
- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [WCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palr.md) Chandalar Lake Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [1AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak1.md) Crevice Creek Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [PAAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5cd.md) Chandalar Shelf Airport · 59 mi / 95 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)
- [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/pacx/data