Savoonga Airport
SVA · PASA · Savoonga, Alaska · Nome County · map
Savoonga Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southwest of Savoonga, Alaska, 59 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 4,400 feet of gravel.
Weather right now PASA · observed 11:56 am AKDT (19:56 UTC), 41 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north (350°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet
- Temperature 36°F (2°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 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 PASA 061956Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM OVC028 02/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00221028 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 SVA · ICAO PASA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 59 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
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,400 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: VASI, four boxes on the left, road on the approach
- Runway 23: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| Sva and aWOS-3P | 121.3 | |
| Savoonga and rco | 122.3 | Savoonga · Communications provided by Nome Flight Service on frequency 122.3 (Savoonga rco). |
| Gambell and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7600.
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 Savoonga from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Savoonga, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 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 medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 05 and 23 operates continuously.
- Orange drums; aligned west centerline; extd 2500 feet southwest.
- Orange drums; aligned west centerline; extd 2500 feet southwest.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- -5 in rocks alg both edges.
- South edge safety area used as road.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
- 148 feet wind turbines 0.34 MI nnw.
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.