Terminal Procedures

PFEL — Elim

ELIM, AK · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA ELIElevation 161 ft1 runwayLongest 3,401 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 011PDF
RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A0PDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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ELIM TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewELIM TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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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.

PFEL airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Nome
NOTAM facility
ELI (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
9E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
October 1952
Airport area
181 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Nome
Last FAA inspection
2023-08-03

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

PFEL 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

3,401 × 60 ft0119N500 ft
Runway layout at PFEL, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
01/193,401 ft60 ftGravel GoodMedium intensity
  01 29°Tright-hand circuit

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

Where PFEL is

Latitude, longitude64.6149720, -162.2705280
Elevation161 ft
From Elim3 nm SW

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FAA remarks for PFEL

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
  • RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF.
  • SURVEYED
  • RY 19 SLOPES UPHILL 0.5% TO SOUTH END.
  • RWY 01/19 MARKED WITH LIGHTS AND PLASTIC MARKERS.
  • RY 19, +744 FT HILL, DIST 8700 FT FM RY 19 END, 500 FT R.
  • +744 FT HILL 8700 FT FM RY END 500 FT R.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -34C.
  • SINKING AREA MIDFIELD WEST SIDE OF RWY 10'INSIDE LIGHTS 20' OUTSIDE.

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

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VFR charts covering PFEL

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Common questions about PFEL

What charts are available for PFEL?

5 current FAA charts for Elim, 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 PFEL?

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 PFEL?

Elim has 1 runway. The longest is 01/19 at 3,401 ft by 60 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PFEL have an ILS approach?

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

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at PFEL?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is PFEL a towered airport?

No — Elim 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 PFEL 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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