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.
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
- 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 |
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 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.