Valdez Airport

Valdez Airport

Pioneer Field
Valdez Airport, left background, as seen in an aerial photo taken 1974
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesValdez, Alaska
Elevation AMSL128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates61°08′02″N 146°14′54″W / 61.13389°N 146.24833°W / 61.13389; -146.24833
Map
VDZ is located in Alaska
VDZ
VDZ
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations10,300
Based aircraft35

Valdez Airport (IATA: VDZ, ICAO: PAVD, FAA LID: VDZ),[2] also known as Pioneer Field, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Valdez, a city in the Chugach Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]