# Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ / PAVD)

**Valdez Pioneer Field** (IATA: VDZ, ICAO: PAVD) is a medium airport in Valdez, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1952. It has one runway, 6,500 ft (1,981 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2024 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VDZ / PAVD
- FAA: VDZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1952
- Elevation: 128 ft / 39 m
- Coordinates: 61.1327, -146.2466
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,500 ft / 1,981 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 2 departures
- Passengers: 5,947 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdez_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2061683
- Weather station: PAVD
- Ident: PAVD

## Timeline

- Oct 1952: Valdez Pioneer Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |

- 06/24 slopes 1.1%: threshold 06 at 57 ft / 18 m, threshold 24 at 128 ft / 39 m.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 27,986 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 25,559 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 23,240 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 20,452 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 18,668 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,326 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 9,912 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 10,996 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 8,508 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,947 | 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 · 125 mi / 201 km · Reeve Air Alaska
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 259 mi / 417 km · Reeve Air Alaska

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- Reeve Air Alaska · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2024) | #2,883 of 3,974 | #741 in North America | #533 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | =4,091 of 29,858 | =1,025 in North America | =784 in US |
| Elevation | 128 ft / 39 m | =35,971 of 43,403 | =16,327 in North America | =13,688 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.800 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.300 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| FSS | JUNEAU RDO | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [K55](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k55.md) Thompson Pass Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [TEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ka.md) Tatitlek Airport · 23 mi / 38 km
- [CKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cku.md) Cordova Municipal Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [2AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak5.md) Johnstone Point Airport · 46 mi / 75 km
- [BSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97.md) Boswell Bay Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [CDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacv.md) Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · 51 mi / 83 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: “Valdez Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valdez_Airport&oldid=1373991920), revision of 9 Sep 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/pavd/data