Terminal Procedures

PAOB — Kobuk

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

FAA OBUElevation 142 ft1 runwayLongest 4,020 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 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 091PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 271PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

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

PAOB airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kotzebue
NOTAM facility
OTZ (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
June 1963
Airport area
167 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Fairbanks
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-22

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

PAOB radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7

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

Runways

4,020 × 75 ft0927N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAOB, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/274,020 ft75 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity

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

Where PAOB is

Latitude, longitude66.9123330, -156.8973330
Elevation142 ft

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FAA remarks for PAOB

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
  • PARL PWR LINE N.
  • DIP ABEAM SLOUGH.
  • FLOAT PLANE OPS ON LAKE.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -37C.

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

Airports near PAOB

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAGHShungnakSHUNGNAK, AK6 nm W5
PAFMAmblerAMBLER, AK25 nm NW3

VFR charts covering PAOB

FairbanksSectional ChartNomeSectional Chart

Common questions about PAOB

What charts are available for PAOB?

3 current FAA charts for Kobuk, 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 PAOB?

CTAF 122.7. 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 PAOB?

Kobuk has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 4,020 ft by 75 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAOB have an ILS approach?

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

Is PAOB a towered airport?

No — Kobuk 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 PAOB 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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