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Red Dog Airport
PADG / RDBRed Dog, AlaskaELEV 969 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Noatak Airport (WTK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Red Dog Airport (PADG / RDB) is a general aviation field serving Red Dog, Alaska. Field elevation is 969 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list RDB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Noatak Airport (WTK, 28 nm), Kivalina Airport (KVL, 42 nm), and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ, 69 nm).
Trip costs from RDB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as PARD and AED. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RDB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PADG
IATA
RDB
FAA / Local
DGG
Elevation
969 ft
Coordinates
68.0321° N · 162.8990° 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 969 ft, RDB sits higher than 88% 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.
- 28nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
- 42nmKVLKivalina AirportKivalina
- 69nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
- 85nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 85nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 87nmLURCape Lisburne LRRS AirportCape Lisburne
Location
Open the full mapPADG · Red Dog Airport · Red Dog, AK
From the ramp
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