Airports / Alaska / VDZ
Valdez Pioneer Field
PAVD / VDZValdez, AlaskaELEV 121 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tatitlek Airport (TEK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Valdez Pioneer Field, listed as PAVD / VDZ, is a mid-sized airport in Valdez, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 121 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
VDZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Tatitlek Airport (TEK, 20 nm), Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV, 45 nm), and Gulkana Airport (GKN, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VDZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Valdez Number 2. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VDZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAVD
IATA
VDZ
FAA / Local
VDZ
Elevation
121 ft
Coordinates
61.1327° N · 146.2466° 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 121 ft, VDZ sits higher than 51% 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.
- 20nmTEKTatitlek AirportTatitlek
- 45nmCDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportCordova
- 65nmGKNGulkana AirportGulkana
- 82nmNCNChenega Bay AirportChenega
- 86nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 96nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
Location
Open the full mapPAVD · Valdez Pioneer Field · Valdez, AK
From the ramp
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