Terminal Procedures

PABL — Buckland

BUCKLAND, AK · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA BVKElevation 29 ft1 runwayLongest 3,200 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 112APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 291PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PABL airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kotzebue
NOTAM facility
BVK (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Airport area
184 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Nome
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-23

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PABL radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,200 × 75 ft1129N500 ft
Runway layout at PABL, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
11/293,200 ft75 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity
  11 122°TVASI (4-bar) 3°
  29 302°TVASI (4-bar) 3.5°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PABL is

Latitude, longitude65.9815560, -161.1491390
Elevation29 ft
From Buckland1 nm SW

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FAA remarks for PABL

  • NW ARCTIC BOROUGH.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. VASI RWY 11 & 29 OPR CONSLY.
  • TURB X WINDS SUMMER MONTHS.
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
  • WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT SPRING - FALL.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near PABL

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PADEDeeringDEERING, AK40 nm W6
PASKSelawikSELAWIK, AK47 nm NE7
PFNORobert/Bob/Curtis MemlNOORVIK, AK50 nm N4

VFR charts covering PABL

Common questions about PABL

What charts are available for PABL?

4 current FAA charts for Buckland, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PABL?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PABL?

Buckland has 1 runway. The longest is 11/29 at 3,200 ft by 75 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PABL have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PABL has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PABL a towered airport?

No — Buckland has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PABL charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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