PACD · Cold Bay Airport

COLD BAY, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

10,179

Longest ft · 15/33

55.21N

162.72W

Cold Bay Airport serves Cold Bay, Alaska at 96 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 10,179 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	10,179 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	4,900 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 96 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	96 ft	2,457 ft	2,120 ft	3,180 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,296 ft	2,691 ft	2,247 ft	3,370 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,496 ft	2,925 ft	2,373 ft	3,560 ft
35°C afternoon	2,519 ft	2,929 ft	2,376 ft	3,564 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 10,179 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,564 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PACD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PADL Dillingham Airport	268 nm NE	6,400 ft
PASN St Paul Island Airport	277 nm NW	6,500 ft
PAKN King Salmon Airport	288 nm NE	8,901 ft
PABE Bethel Airport	336 nm N	6,400 ft
PAIL Iliamna Airport	371 nm NE	5,086 ft
PADQ Kodiak Airport	371 nm NE	7,534 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PACD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PACD, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PACD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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