# Alpine Airstrip (PALP)

**Alpine Airstrip** (ICAO: PALP) is a small airport in Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 2000. It has one runway, 5,005 ft (1,526 m) long, gravel.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / PALP
- FAA: AK15
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 2000
- Elevation: 21 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 70.3443, -150.9450
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Airstrip (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4063554
- Weather station: PALP
- Ident: PALP

## Timeline

- Feb 2000: Alpine Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 21 ft / 7 m | =41,221 of 43,403 | =18,608 in North America | =15,247 in US |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =8,856 in North America | =8,734 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [AK20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak20.md) CD-3 Airstrip · 5.4 mi / 8.8 km
- [NUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paqt.md) Nuiqsut Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [POLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oli.md) Oliktok Point Long Range Radar Station Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [UUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paku.md) Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [42AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1131.md) Willow ConocoPhillips Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [1AA1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1aa1.md) Kogru River Airport · 33 mi / 54 km

## Sources

- [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/palp/data