Airports / Alaska / PML
Port Moller Airport
PAAL / PMLCold Bay, AlaskaELEV 20 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Port Moller Airport (PAAL / PML) is a general aviation field serving Cold Bay, Alaska. Field elevation is 20 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PML as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG, 20 nm), Sand Point Airport (SDP, 42 nm), and Perryville Airport (KPV, 47 nm).
Trip costs from PML are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Moller Air Force Station. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PML to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAAL
IATA
PML
FAA / Local
1AK3
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
56.0060° N · 160.5610° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 20 ft, PML sits lower than 85% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmNLGNelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon
- 42nmSDPSand Point AirportSand Point
- 47nmKPVPerryville AirportPerryville
- 62nmKCQChignik Lake AirportChignik Lake
- 75nmKCGChignik AirportChignik
- 79nmKVCKing Cove AirportKing Cove
Location
Open the full mapPAAL · Port Moller Airport · Cold Bay, AK
From the ramp
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