# Elim Airport (ELI / PFEL)

**Elim Airport** (IATA: ELI, ICAO: PFEL) is a small airport in Elim, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1952. It has one runway, 3,401 ft (1,037 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 8 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ELI / PFEL
- FAA: ELI
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Elim, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1952
- Elevation: 162 ft / 49 m
- Coordinates: 64.6147, -162.2720
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,401 ft / 1,037 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 7,822 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elim_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4531227
- Weather station: PFEL
- Ident: PFEL

## Timeline

- Oct 1952: Elim Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 029° / 209° | yes |

- 01/19 slopes 1.1%: threshold 19 at 123 ft / 38 m, threshold 01 at 161 ft / 49 m.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 9,560 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 9,368 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,812 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 9,531 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 8,228 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,051 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,662 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 7,454 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,610 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 7,534 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 7,822 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [GLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagl.md) Golovin Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · Bering Air
- [OME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom.md) Nome Airport · United States · 94 mi / 152 km · Bering Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ELI, 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 | 8K (2025) | #2,783 of 3,974 | #696 in North America | #496 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | =13,102 of 29,858 | =5,324 in North America | =4,453 in US |
| Elevation | 162 ft / 49 m | =34,978 of 43,403 | =15,928 in North America | =13,379 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 |

## Nearby airports

- [MOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mos.md) Moses Point Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [GLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagl.md) Golovin Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [WMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawm.md) White Mountain Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [SKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfsh.md) Shaktoolik Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [KKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakk.md) Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [CIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k29.md) Council Airport · 46 mi / 75 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: “Elim Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elim_Airport&oldid=1364483993), revision of 16 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/pfel/data