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Elmendorf Air Force Base

EDF · PAED · Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage County · map

Elmendorf Air Force Base is a private airport owned by U S Govt Usaf, 3 miles northeast of Anchorage, Alaska, 213 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 10,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (JP-8).

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA EDF · ICAO PAED
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
Owner
U S Govt Usaf
Elevation
213 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · around the clock
Attended
around the clock
Lights
beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
JP-8; the services card below
On the chart
Anchorage sectional
Magnetic variation
15E
In the FAA's files since
March 1949

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

06241735N5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Elmendorf Air Force Base
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
06/2410,000 × 200 ftAsphaltHigh-intensity lights
17/357,493 × 150 ftAsphaltHigh-intensity lights
  • Runway 06: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
  • Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
  • Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern

Radio frequencies

ATIS (recorded airport information)124.3Elmendorf
Clearance delivery128.8Elmendorf
Ground121.8Elmendorf
Tower127.2Elmendorf
Approach and departure · Class C airspace118.6Elmendorf
Approach (secondary)134.1Elmendorf
Operations 11AF rescue coord cntr123.1Elmendorf
Pre-taxi clearance134.8Elmendorf

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
JP-8
Also here
cargo handling

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (2 nm south), Merrill Field (3 nm southwest), Lake Hood Airport (6 nm southwest), Ted Stevens Anchorage International (7 nm southwest).

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (2 nm south), Merrill Field (3 nm southwest), Lake Hood Airport (6 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

  • Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) FAA index D/ cat 8/10.
  • Pattern altitude: ovhd 1700 feet above sea level, conventional 1200 feet above sea level, helicopter/light 800 feet above sea level.
  • BAK-12B (1770 feet) (7366 feet) (9420 feet)
  • BAK-12B (1498 feet) (6004 feet)
  • BAK-12B (8218 feet) (2622 feet) (568 feet)
  • BAK-12B (1488 feet) (5994 feet)
  • Ctn: 3/4 in centerline surface depression 19 feet long 487 feet from runway 24 end. 180 degrees turns between taxiway D and runway intersection NA.
  • Closed indefinitely.
  • PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess either side of centerline.
  • PAPI unusable beyond 7 degrees right of centerline.
  • Hangar space and warm storage lmtd OCT-MAY.
  • Preventive maintenance: tacan Wednesday and Friday 1600-1700Z; ILS Tuesday and Thursday 1500-1700Z; par SAT-SUN 1800-2000Z; asr SAT-SUN 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Anchorage from the FAA register

2,529 aircraft are registered to owners in Anchorage, Alaska: 2,048 piston singles, 214 turboprops, 121 helicopters, 82 piston twins, 28 business jets. 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

Fuel and service companies in Anchorage, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

Charter operators and airlines based in Anchorage (12 of 63):

  • Grant Aviation INC 56 aircraft on the certificate
  • Ryan Air, INC. 25 aircraft on the certificate Ryan Air is an Alaska Bush carrier operating scheduled and charter freight and passenger services to over 80 villages across Western Alaska from eight hubs.
  • Rusts Flying Service INC 23 aircraft on the certificate Rust's Flying Service is a seaplane operator based at Lake Hood in Anchorage, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours and air charters throughout Alaska.
  • Pathfinder Aviation LLC 22 aircraft on the certificate Pathfinder Aviation is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing remote aviation operations and logistics services worldwide.
  • Alpha Aviation LLC 20 aircraft on the certificate Alpha Aviation LLC is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing utility, industrial, and charter services throughout Alaska.
  • Elevate Aviation LLC 20 aircraft on the certificate Elevate Jet is a private jet charter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, offering on-demand charter flights, aircraft management, and maintenance services.
  • ACE Air ACE Air Cargo (Alaska Central Express INC) 20 aircraft on the certificate ACE Air Cargo is Alaska's largest scheduled all-cargo carrier, operating daily air cargo flights to and from Anchorage serving many Alaskan communities.
  • TransNorthern LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate TransNorthern Aviation operates passenger and cargo flights from Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Katmai Air, LLC 10 aircraft on the certificate Katmai Air operates scheduled and charter flights across Alaska from bases in Anchorage and King Salmon.
  • Fly 4 You INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
  • J and M Alaska Air Tours INC 7 aircraft on the certificate
  • Scott Air Express Desert Splash Adventures Alaska Seaplanes Seaport Airlines Island Air Express (Scott Air, LLC) 7 aircraft on the certificate

Repair stations in Anchorage (12 of 25, all of them):

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 · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal

2022-06-09ANC22LA044 · Cessna 182R N9209H · accident · no injuries
2016-08-20GAA16CA442 · Cessna 172 N35408 · accident · no injuries
2000-03-19ANC00LA036 · Cessna 152 N96082 · accident · serious injuries
1992-06-16ANC92LA092 · Cessna 152 N96082 · accident · no injuries
1989-04-22ANC89LA062 · Piper Pa-18 N90918 · accident · no injuries
1985-02-16ANC85FA048 · Cessna 152 N4745P · accident · minor injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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Who works here
Record
Around it

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/EDF.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.