Cold Bay Airport
CDB · PACD · Cold Bay, Alaska · Aleutians East County · map
Cold Bay Airport is a public-use airport in Cold Bay, Alaska, 100 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 10,179 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and 3 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,090 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3,467 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Cold Bay Airport?
Its FAA code is CDB, and its ICAO code is PACD.
Where is Cold Bay Airport?
It is in Cold Bay, Alaska, 100 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Cold Bay Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15/33, is 10,179 feet long.
Does Cold Bay Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Cold Bay Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Cold Bay Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them King Cove, Unalaska, Ted Stevens Anchorage International, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Cold Bay Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CDB · ICAO PACD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cold Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 10,179 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 4,900 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Cdb and flight Service · Cold Bay Rco | 123.6 | Cold Bay |
| Cold Bay Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.5 | |
| Cdb and flight Service · Cold Bay Rco | 121.5 | Cold Bay |
| Cdb and flight Service · Cold Bay Rco | 122.2 | Cold Bay |
| Cdb and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.75 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-532-2639.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Blinn Lake Seaplane Base (3 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Photocell operations.
- Closed to air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats except written prior permission required - amgr box 97 Cold Bay AK 99571. Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) available for part 121 etops air carrier with 30 minimum notice.
- Snow, ice removal and airport haz rprtg durg duty hour unless prior arngmt in writing - amgr.
- Atcvt approach lights (MALSR) runway 15; PAPI runway 08, 26 and 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unusable beyond 5 degreess right of centerline.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Locked wheel NA.
- Unlighted tower 0.4 NM north, 0.9 NM south and 4.8 NM northwest.
- Paew on runways.
- Airport sand lrgr grade than FAA recommended/see AC150/5200-30.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,442 departures from CDB in those twelve months, carrying 2,617 passengers in 14,541 seats (18% filled), to 20 destinations on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Bay → King Cove CDB–KVC | 469 | 222 | Grant Aviation |
| Cold Bay → Unalaska CDB–DUT | 335 | 395 | Alaska Central Express, Grant Aviation, Via Airlines d/b/a... |
| Cold Bay → Ted Stevens Anchorage International CDB–ANC | 260 | 1,838 | Via Airlines d/b/a..., Alaska Central Express, Tatonduk Outfitters... and 3 more |
| Cold Bay → False Pass CDB–KFP | 136 | 54 | Grant Aviation |
| Cold Bay → Nelson Lagoon CDB–NLG | 113 | 24 | Grant Aviation |
| Cold Bay → Sand Point CDB–SDP | 65 | 40 | Via Airlines d/b/a..., Alaska Central Express |
| Cold Bay → Cold Bay CDB–CDB | 28 | 9 | Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express |
| Cold Bay → St. Paul Island CDB–SNP | 9 | 10 | Alaska Central Express, Grant Aviation |
All 20 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 2 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,090, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,690 |
| air taxi and commuter | 5,750 |
| general aviation, travelling | 45 |
| general aviation, local | 145 |
| military | 460 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cold Bay from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Cold Bay, Alaska: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Cold Bay 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- King Cove (KVC) 469 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Unalaska (DUT) 335 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Grant Aviation
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 260 flights in twelve months · Via Airlines d/b/a Sterling Airways, Alaska Central Express
- False Pass (KFP) 136 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Nelson Lagoon (NLG) 113 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Sand Point (SDP) 65 flights in twelve months · Via Airlines d/b/a Sterling Airways, Alaska Central Express
- Cold Bay (CDB) 28 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express
- St. Paul Island (SNP) 9 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Grant Aviation
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CDB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.