Airports / Alaska / ABL
Ambler Airport
PAFM / ABLAmbler, AlaskaELEV 334 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 5 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shungnak Airport (SHG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ambler Airport (PAFM / ABL) is a mid-sized airport serving Ambler, Alaska. The airport sits 334 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 ABL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Shungnak Airport (SHG, 21 nm), Kobuk Airport (OBU, 25 nm), and Selawik Airport (WLK, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from ABL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Z60. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ambler.
Field capability
ICAO
PAFM
IATA
ABL
FAA / Local
AFM
Elevation
334 ft
Coordinates
67.1055° N · 157.8553° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 334 ft, ABL sits higher than 71% 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.
- 21nmSHGShungnak AirportShungnak
- 25nmOBUKobuk AirportKobuk
- 59nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 61nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 76nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 92nmHSLHuslia AirportHuslia
Location
Open the full mapPAFM · Ambler Airport · Ambler, AK