Galbraith Lake Airport
GBH · PAGB · Galbraith Lake, Alaska · North Slope County · map
Galbraith Lake Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Galbraith Lake, Alaska, 2,663 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,182 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 351 takeoffs and landings a year. About 496 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now PAGB · observed 6:50 am AKDT (14:50 UTC), 9126 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 2 knots
- Visibility 7 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, scattered clouds at 1,900 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet
- Weather: light snow
- Temperature 23°F (-5°C)
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 PAGB 301450Z 34002KT 7SM -SN FEW010 SCT019 OVC060 M05/
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 GBH · ICAO PAGB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,663 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
- Point Barrow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,182 × 150 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate odals runway 14; PAPI runway 14 and 32 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Galbraith and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.6 |
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 351, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Galbraith Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Galbraith Lake, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate odals runway 14; PAPI runway 14 and 32 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100 feet overruns.
- Condition unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to use.
- Lmtd snow removal.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -32C.
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.