Airports / Alaska / PTA
Port Alsworth Airport
PALJ / PTAPort Alsworth, AlaskaELEV 280 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#8 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 6 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Port Alsworth Airport, listed as PALJ / PTA, is a general aviation field in Port Alsworth, Alaska. The airport sits 280 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 PTA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pedro Bay Airport (PDB, 25 nm), Iliamna Airport (ILI, 32 nm), and Kokhanok Airport (KNK, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from PTA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Port Alsworth.
Field capability
ICAO
PALJ
IATA
PTA
FAA / Local
TPO
Elevation
280 ft
Coordinates
60.2017° N · 154.3259° 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 280 ft, PTA sits higher than 67% 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.
- 25nmPDBPedro Bay AirportPedro Bay
- 32nmILIIliamna AirportIliamna
- 48nmKNKKokhanok AirportKokhanok
- 65nmSVWSparrevohn LRRS AirportSparrevohn
- 71nmIGGIgiugig AirportIgiugig
- 89nmKEBNanwalek AirportNanwalek
Location
Open the full mapPALJ · Port Alsworth Airport · Port Alsworth, AK
From the ramp
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