Where is ABL airport?

ABL is a medium-sized airport in Ambler, Alaska, United States, at 67.1055, -157.8553, 102 m above sea level.

What time zone is ABL in?

ABL is in the America/Anchorage time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use ABL?

7,298 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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ABL — Ambler Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Ambler, United States.

IATA code: ABL
ICAO code: PAFM
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,298; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 12; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Anchorage
Elevation: 102 m; 335 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 1,219 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with A

About ABL

Ambler Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ambler, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 7,298 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 12 nonstop routes from ABL.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ABL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ABL → OTZ	Kotzebue, United States	208 km	3,309
ABL → SHG	Shungnak, United States	39 km	2,437
ABL → OBU	Kobuk, United States	47 km	757
ABL → FAI	Fairbanks, United States	521 km	399
ABL → WLK	Selawik, United States	109 km	119
ABL → BTT	Bettles, United States	277 km	90
ABL → ORV	Noorvik, United States	142 km	70
ABL → HUS	Hughes, United States	199 km	42
ABL → AET	Allakaket, United States	238 km	25
ABL → IAN	Kiana, United States	113 km	23
ABL → AIN	Wainwright, United States	403 km	18
ABL → HSL	Huslia, United States	171 km	9

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at ABL

8E Bering Air · 1,494 flights
8V Wright Air Service · 270 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 26 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SHG	Shungnak Airport	Shungnak, United States	39 km
OBU	Kobuk Airport	Kobuk, United States	47 km
WLK	Selawik Airport	Selawik, United States	109 km
IAN	Bob Baker Memorial Airport	Kiana, United States	113 km
ORV	Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport	Noorvik, United States	141 km

Distance from ABL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ABL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,717 km	—
ABL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,396 km	—
ABL → CDG	Paris, France	7,022 km	—
ABL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,964 km	—
ABL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,974 km	—
ABL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,680 km	—
ABL → JFK	New York, United States	5,676 km	—
ABL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	5,898 km	—
ABL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,477 km	—
ABL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,220 km	—
ABL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,232 km	—
ABL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,470 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	1,219 m	23 m	Gravel	Yes
10/28	732 m	18 m	Gravel	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Ambler, Alaska, United States · 67.1055, -157.8553

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Questions

Ambler Airport has the IATA code ABL and the ICAO code PAFM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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