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.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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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
Runways 2

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 10,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 7,493 × 150 ft | Asphalt | High-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) | 124.3 | Elmendorf |
| Clearance delivery | 128.8 | Elmendorf |
| Ground | 121.8 | Elmendorf |
| Tower | 127.2 | Elmendorf |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 118.6 | Elmendorf |
| Approach (secondary) | 134.1 | Elmendorf |
| Operations 11AF rescue coord cntr | 123.1 | Elmendorf |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 134.8 | Elmendorf |
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:
- Elmendorf Aero Club 1 aircraft · Jber
- United States Air Force Elmendorf Aero Club 1 aircraft · Elmendorf Afb
- University of Alaska Anchorage 18 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away University of Alaska Anchorage is a public university serving approximately 12,000 students across south-central Alaska through its main Anchorage campus and community campuses in Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, Kodiak, and Prince Willi
- Knik Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away
- Frontier Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away
- Opportunity Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away
- Sea2Ski Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away
- Sport Pilots Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Anchorage, 8 miles away
- Midnite Sun Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Eagle River, 11 miles away
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):
- Accessory Services INC Accessory Services is an FAA and EASA certified repair station in Anchorage, Alaska, specializing in avionics accessories repair and overhaul, avionics installation and sales, and testing services including pitot static, transponder, ELT, a
- Acme LLC.
- Aero Twin INC Aero Twin, Inc.
- Aix, LLC AIX LLC is a certified repair station providing nondestructive testing (NDT) services to aircraft structures and components throughout Alaska.
- Alaska Aircraft Sales, INC Alaska Aircraft Sales is an FAA-approved repair station in Anchorage that provides aircraft maintenance, inspection, custom modifications, and brokerage services.
- Alaskan Aircraft Engines Alaskan Aircraft Engines is a piston aircraft engine overhaul and repair shop based at Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Alpha Repair Station LLC
- Alsco Aviation INC
- Anchorage Custom Powder Coating INC
- Dominion Propeller Corporation
- Eagle Enterprises INC
- F. Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services, LLC F.
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
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 Anchorage 2,529 aircraft · 2048 piston singles, 214 turboprops, 121 helicopters
- State of Alaska 36 aircraft in town
- Grant Aviation INC 32 aircraft in town
- Ryan Air INC 27 aircraft in town
- Rustair INC 21 aircraft in town
- Northland Hangars LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Enzed Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Pratt Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Grant Aviation INC 56 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ryan Air, INC. 25 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rusts Flying Service INC 23 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Pathfinder Aviation LLC 22 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Elmendorf Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- United States Air Force Elmendorf Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- University of Alaska Anchorage 18 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Accessory Services INC · repair station
- Acme LLC. · repair station
- Aero Twin INC · repair station
- Aix, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 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 8 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/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.
