Terminal Procedures

PAVL — Kivalina

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

FAA KVLElevation 18 ft1 runwayLongest 3,000 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 12 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 121APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 301CPDF

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.

PAVL airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kotzebue
NOTAM facility
KVL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
15E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Nome
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-12

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

PAVL 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

3,000 × 60 ft1230N500 ft
Runway layout at PAVL, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
12/303,000 ft60 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity

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

Where PAVL is

Latitude, longitude67.7361390, -164.5635000
Elevation18 ft

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FAA remarks for PAVL

  • ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8
  • NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH
  • APCH TO RY 30 OVR TOWN.
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - 122.8.
  • RY 12/30 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.
  • RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • ACFT PARKING APRON LCTD 1500 FT S OF RY 30 THR; OLD RY USED AS TWY TO PARKING APRON.
  • BIRDS INVOF DUMP ON APCH TO RY 12.
  • BE ALERT RY 12/30 HAS NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS MAY THRU OCT.
  • 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 PAVL

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAWNNoatakNOATAK, AK38 nm E4

VFR charts covering PAVL

Cape LisburneSectional ChartNomeSectional Chart

Common questions about PAVL

What charts are available for PAVL?

4 current FAA charts for Kivalina, 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 PAVL?

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 PAVL?

Kivalina has 1 runway. The longest is 12/30 at 3,000 ft by 60 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAVL have an ILS approach?

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

Is PAVL a towered airport?

No — Kivalina 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 PAVL 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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