Airports / Alaska / CEM
Central Airport
PACE / CEMCentral, AlaskaELEV 937 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Circle City (New) Airport (IRC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Central Airport (PACE / CEM) sits in Central, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 937 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CEM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Circle City (New) Airport (IRC, 23 nm), Birch Creek Airport (KBC, 49 nm), and Fort Yukon Airport (FYU, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from CEM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Central.
Field capability
ICAO
PACE
IATA
CEM
FAA / Local
CEM
Elevation
937 ft
Coordinates
65.5738° N · 144.7807° 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
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 937 ft, CEM sits higher than 87% 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.
- 23nmIRCCircle City (New) AirportCircle
- 49nmKBCBirch Creek AirportBirch Creek
- 61nmFYUFort Yukon AirportFort Yukon
- 69nmCIKChalkyitsik AirportChalkyitsik
- 80nmWBQBeaver AirportBeaver
- 80nmEILEielson Air Force BaseFairbanks
Location
Open the full mapPACE · Central Airport · Central, AK
From the ramp
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