Terminal Procedures

PAQT — Nuiqsut

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

FAA AQTElevation 45 ft1 runwayLongest 4,589 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 051APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 231BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMS—PDF

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

PAQT airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Deadhorse
NOTAM facility
AQT (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
21E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Activated
June 1977
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Point Barrow
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-06

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

PAQT 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

4,589 × 100 ft0523N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAQT, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/234,589 ft100 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity
  05 70°TPAPI (2-box) 3° · MALSF approach lighting · right-hand circuit
  23 250°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where PAQT is

Latitude, longitude70.2098330, -151.0064720
Elevation45 ft

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FAA remarks for PAQT

  • AIRSPACE DETERMINATION PENDING.
  • BIRDS & CARIBOU ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT MALSF RWY 05, REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05, 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
  • EXT 342
  • 100 FT LGTD TWR 847 FT N OF THR.
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.
  • DEADHORSE FSS LCL - 907 659-2401; FAIRBANKS FSS - 1-866-248-6516.
  • 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 PAQT

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PASCDeadhorseDEADHORSE, AK52 nm E9

VFR charts covering PAQT

Point BarrowSectional Chart

Common questions about PAQT

What charts are available for PAQT?

4 current FAA charts for Nuiqsut, 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 PAQT?

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 PAQT?

Nuiqsut has 1 runway. The longest is 05/23 at 4,589 ft by 100 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAQT have an ILS approach?

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

Is PAQT a towered airport?

No — Nuiqsut 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 PAQT 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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