PAVD · Valdez Pioneer Field

VALDEZ, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

121

Elevation ft

Runway

6,500

Longest ft · 06/24

61.13N

146.25W

Valdez Pioneer Field serves Valdez, Alaska at 121 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,500 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
06/24	6,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 121 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)	121 ft	2,462 ft	2,123 ft	3,184 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,321 ft	2,696 ft	2,249 ft	3,374 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,521 ft	2,930 ft	2,376 ft	3,564 ft
35°C afternoon	2,550 ft	2,935 ft	2,379 ft	3,569 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,569 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 PAVD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PACV Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport	45 nm SE	7,500 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	65 nm N	5,001 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	86 nm W	6,006 ft
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	109 nm W	12,400 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	146 nm W	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAVD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAVD, 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 PAVD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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