# Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF / PAED)

**Elmendorf Air Force Base** (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED) is a medium airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by United States Air Force. In 2025 it handled 64 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EDF / PAED
- FAA: EDF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 213 ft / 65 m
- Coordinates: 61.2517, -149.8071
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 3 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 64 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14679983
- Weather station: PAED · WMO 70272
- Ident: PAED

## Timeline

- 1940: Elmendorf Air Force Base opens.
- 22 Sep 1995: 1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident. 24 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |
| 16/34 | 7,493 ft / 2,284 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01196AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 273 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 174 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 90 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 64 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 64 (2025) | =3,689 of 3,974 | #967 in North America | #718 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 213 ft / 65 m | =33,573 of 43,403 | =15,352 in North America | =12,924 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 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 | 118.600 |
| ACP | DENALI | 134.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.300 |
| EMR | RESCUE COORD CNTR | 123.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| OPS | OPS | 38.100 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.660 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| SFA | SFA | 32.710 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 3.0 mi / 4.8 km
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 34 mi / 54 km
- [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · 67 mi / 109 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/paed/data