Gambell Airport
GAM · PAGM · Gambell, Alaska · Nome County · map
Gambell Airport is a public-use airport in Gambell, Alaska, 30 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,500 feet of asphalt and concrete.
Weather right now PAGM · observed 11:56 am AKDT (19:56 UTC), 39 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet
- Temperature 35°F (2°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAGM 061956Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM FEW020 02/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00171028 FZRANO
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 GAM · ICAO PAGM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Bethel sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, ant 98 ft high 3,400 ft from the end
- Runway 34: VASI, four boxes on the right, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| Gambell and rco | 122.0 | Gambell · Communications provided by Nome Flight Service on frequency 122.0 (Gambell rco). |
| Gam and aWOS-3P | 125.9 | |
| Gambell and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7605.
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.
Aircraft registered in Gambell from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Gambell, AK as the owner's town.
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 FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate odals runway 34; runway end identifier lights runway 16; VASI runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Safety areas soft and loose gravel.
- 98 feet lighted tower 3400 feet from approach end.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -26C.
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.