# Golovin Airport (GLV / PAGL)

**Golovin Airport** (IATA: GLV, ICAO: PAGL) is a small airport in Golovin, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1990. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GLV / PAGL
- FAA: GLV
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Golovin, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1990
- Elevation: 65 ft / 20 m
- Coordinates: 64.5505, -163.0070
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 6,822 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golovin_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49748652
- Weather station: PAGL
- Ident: PAGL

## Timeline

- Jan 1990: Golovin Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 036° / 216° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 8,301 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,510 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,427 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 8,533 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 7,657 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,738 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,481 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,675 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,086 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,737 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,822 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [WMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawm.md) White Mountain Airport · United States · 16 mi / 25 km · Bering Air
- [ELI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfel.md) Elim Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · Bering Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,839 of 3,974 | #723 in North America | #519 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 65 ft / 20 m | =38,527 of 43,403 | =17,481 in North America | =14,490 in US |
| Age | Opened 1990 | =9,671 of 15,079 | =7,452 in North America | =7,341 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [WMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawm.md) White Mountain Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [ELI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfel.md) Elim Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [MOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mos.md) Moses Point Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [CIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k29.md) Council Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [SOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak26.md) Solomon State Field · 43 mi / 69 km
- [SKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfsh.md) Shaktoolik Airport · 55 mi / 88 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: “Golovin Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golovin_Airport&oldid=1365147697), revision of 20 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/pagl/data