Where is ELI airport?

ELI is a small airport in Elim, Alaska, United States, at 64.6147, -162.2720, 49 m above sea level.

What time zone is ELI in?

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

How many passengers use ELI?

7,237 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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ELI — Elim Airport

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Small airport in Elim, United States.

IATA code: ELI
ICAO code: PFEL
Size: small; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,237; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 7; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Nome
Elevation: 49 m; 161 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,037 m

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About ELI

Elim Airport is a small airport serving Elim, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 7,237 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from ELI.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from ELI

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ELI → OME	Nome, United States	153 km	3,487
ELI → GLV	Golovin, United States	36 km	2,619
ELI → KKA	Koyuk, United States	64 km	663
ELI → WMO	White Mountain, United States	55 km	259
ELI → UNK	Unalakleet, United States	108 km	141
ELI → SKK	Shaktoolik, United States	57 km	62
ELI → WBB	Stebbins, United States	122 km	6

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 ELI

8E Bering Air · 1,905 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 22 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
GLV	Golovin Airport	Golovin, United States	36 km
WMO	White Mountain Airport	White Mountain, United States	55 km
SKK	Shaktoolik Airport	Shaktoolik, United States	57 km
KKA	Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport	Koyuk, United States	64 km
UNK	Unalakleet Airport	Unalakleet, United States	108 km
WBB	Stebbins Airport	Stebbins, United States	122 km
SMK	St Michael Airport	St. Michael, United States	125 km

Distance from ELI to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ELI → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,036 km	—
ELI → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,526 km	—
ELI → CDG	Paris, France	7,336 km	—
ELI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,267 km	—
ELI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,225 km	—
ELI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,990 km	—
ELI → JFK	New York, United States	5,948 km	—
ELI → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,112 km	—
ELI → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,505 km	—
ELI → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,049 km	—
ELI → HND	Tokyo, Japan	4,983 km	—
ELI → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,619 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	1,037 m	18 m	Gravel	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Elim, Alaska, United States · 64.6147, -162.2720

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Questions

Elim Airport has the IATA code ELI and the ICAO code PFEL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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