Airports / Alaska / GAM
Gambell Airport
PAGM / GAMGambell, AlaskaELEV 27 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
33 nm
To the nearest alternate
Savoonga Airport (SVA).
Overview
Gambell Airport (PAGM / GAM) sits in Gambell, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 27 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GAM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Savoonga Airport (SVA, 33 nm), Diomede Heliport (DIO, 139 nm), and Wales Airport (WAA, 145 nm).
Trip costs from GAM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GAM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAGM
IATA
GAM
FAA / Local
GAM
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
63.7677° N · 171.7333° 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 27 ft, GAM sits lower than 79% 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.
- 33nmSVASavoonga AirportSavoonga
- 139nmDIODiomede HeliportDiomede
- 145nmWAAWales AirportWales
- 146nmTNCTin City Long Range Radar Station AirportTin City
- 154nmKPCPort Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence
- 165nmTLATeller AirportTeller
Location
Open the full mapPAGM · Gambell Airport · Gambell, AK
From the ramp
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