Airports / Alaska / EDF
Elmendorf Air Force Base
PAED / EDFAnchorage, AlaskaELEV 212 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Merrill Field (MRI) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Elmendorf Air Force Base (PAED / EDF) is a mid-sized airport serving Anchorage, Alaska. The airport sits 212 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 EDF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Merrill Field (MRI, 3 nm), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC, 7 nm), and Birchwood Airport (PABV, 13 nm).
Charter pricing from EDF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Anchorage.
Field capability
ICAO
PAED
IATA
EDF
FAA / Local
EDF
Elevation
212 ft
Coordinates
61.2517° N · 149.8071° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 212 ft, EDF sits higher than 62% 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.
- 3nmMRIMerrill FieldAnchorage
- 7nmANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage
- 13nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
- 21nmWWAWasilla AirportWasilla
- 29nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 59nmENAKenai Municipal AirportKenai
Location
Open the full mapPAED · Elmendorf Air Force Base · Anchorage, AK
From the ramp
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