Coldfoot Airport
CXF · PACX · Coldfoot, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Coldfoot Airport is a public-use airport in Coldfoot, Alaska, 1,049 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 4,011 feet of gravel. It has 3 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 1,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,878 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Coldfoot Airport?
Its FAA code is CXF, and its ICAO code is PACX.
Where is Coldfoot Airport?
It is in Coldfoot, Alaska, 1,049 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Coldfoot Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 4,011 feet long, gravel.
Does Coldfoot Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Coldfoot Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Fairbanks International, Anaktuvuk Pass, Coldfoot, Healy, Bettles. 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 Coldfoot Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CXF · ICAO PACX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,049 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,011 × 75 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: brush on the approach
- Runway 20: trees 67 ft high 865 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Cxf and aWOS-3P | 118.0 | |
| Coldfoot and rco | 122.0 | Coldfoot · Communications provided by fairbanks Flight Service on frequency 122.0 (Coldfoot rco). |
| Bettles and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-269-2771.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bettles Airport (37 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Bettles Airport (37 nm southwest).
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
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to using.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -18C.
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 1,262 departures from CXF in those twelve months, carrying 5,800 passengers in 10,556 seats (55% filled), to 22 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldfoot → Fairbanks International CXF–FAI | 865 | 4,257 | Warbelow, Wright Air Service |
| Coldfoot → Anaktuvuk Pass CXF–AKP | 125 | 394 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow |
| Coldfoot → Coldfoot CXF–CXF | 113 | 499 | Warbelow |
| Coldfoot → Healy CXF–HKB | 96 | 506 | Warbelow |
| Coldfoot → Bettles CXF–BTT | 18 | 51 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow |
| Coldfoot → Deadhorse CXF–SCC | 10 | 25 | Wright Air Service |
| Coldfoot → Barter Island CXF–BTI | 5 | 7 | Wright Air Service |
| Coldfoot → Bornite/Ruby Creek CXF–RLU | 4 | 14 | Wright Air Service |
All 22 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 | 3 |
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 1,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 200 |
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 Coldfoot from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Coldfoot, Alaska: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Coldfoot:
- Coyote Air LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Coyote Air is a family-owned FAA Part 135 air taxi operator based in Coldfoot, Alaska, providing custom charter flights and flightseeing tours to Alaska's Brooks Range and Arctic regions.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 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 Coldfoot 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Coyote Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Coyote Air LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 865 flights in twelve months · Warbelow, Wright Air Service
- Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) 125 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Coldfoot (CXF) 113 flights in twelve months · Warbelow
- Healy (HKB) 96 flights in twelve months · Warbelow
- Bettles (BTT) 18 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Deadhorse (SCC) 10 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service
- Barter Island (BTI) 5 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service
- Bornite/Ruby Creek (RLU) 4 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- 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/CXF.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.