Terminal Procedures

PASM — St Mary'S

ST MARY'S, AK · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA KSMElevation 314 ft2 runwaysLongest 6,008 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 localiser, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
LOC RWY 17 chart previewLOC RWY 175EPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 173EPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 352FPDF

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.

PASM airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Winter all 0700-1530
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kenai
NOTAM facility
KSM (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
12E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
3,600 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Bethel
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-06

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

PASM radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.3

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

Runways

6,008 × 150 ft17351,520 × 60 ft0624N500 ft
Runway layout at PASM, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
17/356,008 ft150 ftGRAVEL GoodHigh intensity
  17 182°TLOC/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3°
  35 2°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
06/241,520 ft60 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity

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

Where PASM is

Latitude, longitude62.0608310, -163.3018360
Elevation314 ft
From St Mary'S4 nm W

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FAA remarks for PASM

  • SNOW & ICE REMOVAL & HAZ RPRTG DURG DURING DUTY HR; AFT HR PPR IN WRITING - AMGR.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 17/35; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
  • PSBL RWY DRIFTING SNOW & POOR BRAKING; COND RPRT DALGT OPS ONLY.
  • CLSD TO OPS RQRG PAX SCREENING.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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

Approach and runway coverage

St Mary’s has three published approaches split between GPS and localiser procedures, but they serve only two of the airport’s four runway ends. Instrument coverage is therefore concentrated rather than available for every runway direction. The 6,008 ft runway is nearly four times the length of the 1,520 ft cross-runway, making it the only one able to accommodate aircraft requiring more than 1,520 ft of runway; both are gravel.

Nearby and VFR chart context

Marshall Don Hunter Sr and Emmonak have chart sets equal in size to St Mary’s, while Mountain Village and Kotlik have notably thinner coverage; Russian Mission falls between them. The Bethel and McGrath sectionals add broader visual-route and surrounding aeronautical context beyond the procedure-specific instrument charts.

Airports near PASM

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAMOMountain VillageMOUNTAIN VILLAGE, AK11 nm W3
PADMMarshall Don Hunter SrMARSHALL, AK38 nm E5
PAEMEmmonakEMMONAK, AK55 nm NW5
PFKOKotlikKOTLIK, AK59 nm N3
PARSRussian MissionRUSSIAN MISSION, AK59 nm E4

VFR charts covering PASM

Common questions about PASM

What charts are available for PASM?

5 current FAA charts for St Mary'S, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PASM?

CTAF 122.3. 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 PASM?

St Mary'S has 2 runways. The longest is 17/35 at 6,008 ft by 150 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PASM have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PASM has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PASM a towered airport?

No — St Mary'S 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 PASM 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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