Airports / Alaska / BMX
Big Mountain Airport
PABM / BMXBig Mountain, AlaskaELEV 663 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kokhanok Airport (KNK) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Big Mountain Airport (PABM / BMX) is a general aviation field serving Big Mountain, Alaska. The airport sits 663 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BMX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kokhanok Airport (KNK, 15 nm), Igiugig Airport (IGG, 20 nm), and Iliamna Airport (ILI, 26 nm).
Charter pricing from BMX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Big Mountain Air Force Station. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Big Mountain.
Field capability
ICAO
PABM
IATA
BMX
FAA / Local
37AK
Elevation
663 ft
Coordinates
59.3623° N · 155.2601° 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 663 ft, BMX sits higher than 84% 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.
- 15nmKNKKokhanok AirportKokhanok
- 20nmIGGIgiugig AirportIgiugig
- 26nmILIIliamna AirportIliamna
- 43nmPDBPedro Bay AirportPedro Bay
- 51nmBKFLake Brooks Seaplane BaseKatmai National Park
- 58nmPTAPort Alsworth AirportPort Alsworth
Location
Open the full mapPABM · Big Mountain Airport · Big Mountain, AK
From the ramp
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