Airports / Alaska / ELI
Elim Airport
PFEL / ELIElim, AlaskaELEV 162 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#88 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 10 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Golovin Airport (GLV) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Elim Airport (PFEL / ELI) sits in Elim, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 162 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
ELI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Golovin Airport (GLV, 19 nm), White Mountain Airport (WMO, 30 nm), and Shaktoolik Airport (SKK, 31 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ELI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ELI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PFEL
IATA
ELI
FAA / Local
ELI
Elevation
162 ft
Coordinates
64.6147° N · 162.2720° 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 162 ft, ELI 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.
- 19nmGLVGolovin AirportGolovin
- 30nmWMOWhite Mountain AirportWhite Mountain
- 31nmSKKShaktoolik AirportShaktoolik
- 35nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
- 58nmUNKUnalakleet AirportUnalakleet
- 66nmWBBStebbins AirportStebbins
Location
Open the full mapPFEL · Elim Airport · Elim, AK
From the ramp
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