Airports / Alaska / KVC
King Cove Airport
PAVC / KVCKing Cove, AlaskaELEV 155 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cold Bay Airport (CDB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in King Cove, Alaska, King Cove Airport (PAVC / KVC) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 155 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 KVC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cold Bay Airport (CDB, 17 nm), False Pass Airport (KFP, 42 nm), and Sand Point Airport (SDP, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from KVC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from King Cove.
Field capability
ICAO
PAVC
IATA
KVC
FAA / Local
KVC
Elevation
155 ft
Coordinates
55.1163° N · 162.2660° 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 155 ft, KVC sits higher than 58% 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.
- 17nmCDBCold Bay AirportCold Bay
- 42nmKFPFalse Pass AirportFalse Pass
- 61nmSDPSand Point AirportSand Point
- 65nmNLGNelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon
- 116nmKPVPerryville AirportPerryville
- 130nmKQAAkutan AirportAkutan
Location
Open the full mapPAVC · King Cove Airport · King Cove, AK
From the ramp
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