Thompson Pass Airport
K55 · Valdez, Alaska · Valdez-Chitna-Whitie County · map
Thompson Pass Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 17 miles east of Valdez, Alaska, 2,080 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,530 feet of grass and gravel.
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What is the airport code for Thompson Pass Airport?
Its FAA code is K55.
Where is Thompson Pass Airport?
It is 17 miles east of Valdez, Alaska, 2,080 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Thompson Pass Airport?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,530 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Thompson Pass Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thompson Pass Airport?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 K55
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 2,080 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 27E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,530 × 9 ft | Grass and gravel, poor |
- Runway 05: brush on the approach
- Runway 23: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Robe Lake Seaplane Base (14 nm west), Valdez Pioneer Field (16 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Valdez Pioneer Field (16 nm west).
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
- Also known as 30 mile.
- 20 SM east Valdez.
- Uncontrolled vehicle traffic on runway.
- Runway unsafe for landing, takeoff or tgl due to debris on runway - amgr.
- East side 9 feet unusable; rmng overgrown with 4 feet brush.
- First 300 feet soft and rutted. 1 feet grass and brush first 1200 feet; remainder 10 feet brush.
- Pwr line crosses hill on approach end.
- East half of runway overgrown with 10 feet brush; strip 10X2270 feet unusable. West half of runway loose gravel and small brush to 6 in.
- Soft aft rain. Rises slightly at each end.
- Exp turbulent wind.
- High trrn all quads.
- Runway condition unmnt: recommended visual insp prior to use.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Valdez from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Valdez, Alaska: 24 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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 Valdez:
- Vertical Solutions LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Valdez 26 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 1 helicopters, 1 drones
- Vertical Solutions LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/K55.json.
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 27, 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.