Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal
PAQ · PAAQ · Palmer, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Palmer, 1 mile southeast of Palmer, Alaska, 249 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 6,006 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1) and about 140 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 42,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
Its FAA code is PAQ, and its ICAO code is PAAQ.
Where is Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
It is 1 mile southeast of Palmer, Alaska, 249 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
The longest of its 4 runways, 16/34, is 6,006 feet long.
Does Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1.
Where can you fly nonstop from Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
Airline flights go to 7 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Totatlanika River, Bethel, Kenai Municipal, Ladd Army Airfield. Every route
Are there flight schools at Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Blue River Aviation LLC and Fly Around Alaska LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal?
15 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PAQ · ICAO PAAQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Palmer
- Elevation
- 249 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1949
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,006 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 3,616 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 16S/34S | 1,560 × 60 ft | Gravel, good | |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 503 ft, 5,506 ft available for landing, trees 79 ft high 1,123 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 67 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left, hill 5 ft high 240 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Paq and flight Service · Palmer and rco | 123.6 | Palmer |
| Approach and departure | 118.6 | |
| Paq and flight Service · Palmer and rco | 122.4 | Palmer |
| Paq and automated weather (ASOS) · Paq and flight Service | 134.75 | Palmer · Afis frequency 134.75. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-560-7680.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Wasilla Airport (13 nm west), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (31 nm southwest), Merrill Field (32 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
- When Flight Service closed activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; PAPI runway 10, 28, 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 and 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available north and south ramp H24 with credit card.
- Closed to aircraft over 12500 LB.
- Available west side and parl to runway 16/34; simul parl operations NA; threshold and edge marked with cones; winter maintenance NA; seq - the common traffic frequency.
- Road 200 feet R 5-200 feet from threshold.
- 7 feet fence 435 feet west of threshold.
- PAPI runway 28 unusable beyond 3.0 NM; does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 3.0 NM from threshold.
- PAPI runway 34 unusable beyond 5.4 NM; does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 5.4 NM from threshold.
- Control obs exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- Waterfowl and birds on airport; spcly spring and fall.
- Sky diving and glider act on and in the vicinity of airport APR-SEP; banner towing operations MAY-OCT THU-SUN.
- Transient parking north ramp spaces T1-T9 adjacent Flight Service: large aircraft transient parking south ramp spaces T10, T11 and T12.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 13 departures from PAQ in those twelve months, carrying 33 passengers in 104 seats (32% filled), to 7 destinations on 6 airlines.
All 7 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 124 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| jets | 1 |
| other | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 42,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,000 |
| general aviation, local | 30,000 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Palmer from the FAA register
546 aircraft are registered to owners in Palmer, Alaska: 513 piston singles, 14 piston twins, 8 turboprops, 6 helicopters, 2 gliders. 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 Palmer, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Blue River Aviation LLC 7 aircraft · Palmer Blue River Aviation is a flight school in Palmer, Alaska that offers pilot training from discovery flights through commercial and certified flight instructor certificates.
- Fly Around Alaska LLC 7 aircraft · Palmer Fly Around Alaska Flight School is a flight training organization based in Palmer, Alaska that offers private pilot and commercial pilot training programs.
- Artic'S Air Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Palmer
- Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Wasilla, 15 miles away Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC is a flight school based in Wasilla, Alaska and operating seasonally in the Phoenix area (Ak-Chin Regional Airport, Maricopa, Arizona).
- Alaska Star Flying Club 2 aircraft · Wasilla, 15 miles away
- Mat-Su Helicopter Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla, 15 miles away
- Northern Peaks Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Palmer:
- Togo Aviation Services, LLC 8 aircraft on the certificate Togo Aviation Services operates flightseeing tours and air taxi services from Palmer, Alaska, using small aircraft.
- Wrangell Mountain Air INC 7 aircraft on the certificate Wrangell Mountain Air operates flightseeing tours, scheduled air service, backcountry drop-offs, and charter flights from McCarthy, Alaska, serving Wrangell-St.
- Mccarthy Air LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate McCarthy Air, based in McCarthy, Alaska, provides air charter and flightseeing services in Wrangell-St.
- AMAROK Air, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Meekin, Michael 3 aircraft on the certificate
- RAM Aviation, LLC. 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Hawk Mountain Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Wiederkehr Air INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Alpenglow Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Kavik Aviation Services, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Wolf Mountain Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Palmer:
- Crest Aviation LLC
- Custom Aircraft INC Custom Aircraft Inc is a repair station located at Palmer Municipal Airport in Alaska that provides engine and airframe maintenance, overhaul, and inspection services for general aviation aircraft.
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
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Rex Lee Gray private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Palmer, AK (0 nm) · (907) 841-7116 · [email protected]
- Martin Eric Hinshaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Alaska Flight Academy · Wasilla, AK (13 nm) · (907) 947-4052 · [email protected]
- Ray Larue Hodges private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wasilla, AK (13 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (13 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
- Dean Stewart Paulson private pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage FSDO · Eagle River, AK (20 nm) · (907) 230-9628 · [email protected]
- Walter Maurice Warner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Willow, AK (29 nm) · (907) 232-2560 · [email protected]
- Brenton Kennedy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · anchorage, AK (36 nm) · (907) 240-8707 · [email protected]
- Carol Zerbe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (36 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
All 56 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
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 · 24 since 1982, 2 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 Palmer 546 aircraft · 513 piston singles, 14 piston twins, 8 turboprops
- Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 110 aircraft in town
- Northern Aviation LLC 15 aircraft in town
- Wrangell Mountain Air INC 7 aircraft in town
- Fly Around Alaska LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Haynon Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Togo Aviation Services, LLC 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Wrangell Mountain Air INC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mccarthy Air LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- AMAROK Air, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Blue River Aviation LLC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Fly Around Alaska LLC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Artic'S Air Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Crest Aviation LLC · repair station
- Custom Aircraft INC · repair station
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 6 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express
- Totatlanika River (9AK) 2 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- Bethel (BET) 1 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Kenai Municipal (ENA) 1 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) 1 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Nome (OME) 1 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Tok (TKJ) 1 flights in twelve months · 40-Mile Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 24 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 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 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PAQ.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.