Terminal Procedures

PAFS — Nikolai

NIKOLAI, AK · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA FSPElevation 447 ft1 runwayLongest 4,001 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 05 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 051PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 231PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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

PAFS airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kenai
NOTAM facility
FSP (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
14E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
76 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Mc Grath
Last FAA inspection
2025-06-12

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

PAFS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

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

Runways

4,001 × 75 ft0523N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAFS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/234,001 ft75 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity
  05 63°TPAPI (4-box) 3.2°
  23 243°TPAPI (4-box) 3.2°

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

Where PAFS is

Latitude, longitude63.0185590, -154.3584380
Elevation447 ft
From Nikolai1 nm NE

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FAA remarks for PAFS

  • ACVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
  • BRUSH INSIDE OF SEGMENTED CRC.
  • MULT LGTS BROKEN ENTIRE LEN. BRUSH & GRASS OBSC LGTS.
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
  • 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 PAFS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAMCMc GrathMC GRATH, AK34 nm W5
PATLTatalina LrrsTAKOTNA, AK45 nm W5

VFR charts covering PAFS

Common questions about PAFS

What charts are available for PAFS?

3 current FAA charts for Nikolai, 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 PAFS?

CTAF 122.8. 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 PAFS?

Nikolai has 1 runway. The longest is 05/23 at 4,001 ft by 75 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAFS have an ILS approach?

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

Is PAFS a towered airport?

No — Nikolai 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 PAFS 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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