Airports / Alaska / NIB
Nikolai Airport
PAFS / NIBNikolai, AlaskaELEV 441 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 12 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
McGrath Airport (MCG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Nikolai, Alaska, Nikolai Airport (PAFS / NIB) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 441 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NIB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include McGrath Airport (MCG, 34 nm), Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ, 45 nm), and Takotna Airport (TCT, 45 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NIB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as 5N1. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NIB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAFS
IATA
NIB
FAA / Local
FSP
Elevation
441 ft
Coordinates
63.0179° N · 154.3604° 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 441 ft, NIB sits higher than 77% 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.
- 34nmMCGMcGrath AirportMcGrath
- 45nmTLJTatalina LRRS AirportTakotna
- 45nmTCTTakotna AirportTakotna
- 76nmLMAMinchumina AirportMinchumina
- 96nmSRVStony River 2 AirportStony River
- 107nmRBYRuby AirportRuby
Location
Open the full mapPAFS · Nikolai Airport · Nikolai, AK
From the ramp
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