Allen Army Airfield
BIG · PABI · Delta Junction Ft Greely, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Allen Army Airfield is a private airport owned by the U.S. Army, 3 miles south of Delta Junction Ft Greely, Alaska, 1,291 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 9,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (JP-8).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now PABI · observed 12:53 pm AKDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- Temperature 33°F (1°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.68 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:09 am AKDT (18:09 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet IFR
- Changing between Tue 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Tue 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm AKDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 5 knots, light rain, scattered clouds at 200 feet, overcast at 600 feet IFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PABI 062053Z 00000KT 10SM SCT012 SCT040 BKN100 01/M02 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP072 T00061017 51017 $
TAF AMD PABI 061809Z 0618/0720 27005KT 9000 BR BKN008 QNH2952INS BECMG 0620/0621 30005KT 9000 BR SCT002 OVC010 620109 QNH2965INS BECMG 0703/0704 31005KT 8000 -RA SCT002 OVC006 620069 QNH2986INS TX03/0623Z TNM02/0618Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BIG · ICAO PABI
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U.S. Army
- Elevation
- 1,291 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1715- 0100z++ mon-fri except fed holidays.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 5:15 pm to 0100z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- JP-8
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 9,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 6,115 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 4,057 × 88 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,000 ft
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,000 ft
- Runway 11: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 25: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Operations | 122.9 | Allen Tower |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 132.075 | Allen Tower |
| Ground | 118.225 | Allen Tower |
| Tower | 119.8 | Allen Tower |
| Big Delta Rco | 121.5 | Big Delta |
| Big Delta Rco | 122.2 | Big Delta · Communications provided by Fairbanks Flight Service on frequency 122.20 (big Delta rco). |
| Big Delta Center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.3 | Allen Tower |
| Big and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.65 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-621-9352.
Aircraft registered in Delta Junction Ft Greely from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Delta Junction Ft Greely, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- When the control tower closed rprt psn - the common traffic frequency.
- Military ramp operations prior permission required.
- Activate PAPI runway 01, 19, 11 and 29; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 and 11/29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Closed fed holidays.
- Civil fuel NA.
- Intersection taxiway a and portion south of runway 07/25 pcn 38; except durg spring thaw pcn 3.
- Large and hvy takeoff NA.
- Gnd mnvr training on hammerhead/keyhole NA.
- Large and hvy takeoff and eng runups bfr dthr NA.
- Avoid overflight of main post area and ammunition storage area 1.5 MI southeast.
- All operations 24 hour prior permission required; no earlier than 5 days; D317-873-4170/4171/C907-873-4170/4171; aft hour - lve msg.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.