# Cold Bay Airport (CDB)

> Cold Bay, US · IATA: CDB · ICAO: PACD · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CDB` |
| ICAO | `PACD` |
| City | Cold Bay |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 29 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 55.20787, -162.72503 |

## Description

Built for war and kept for emergencies, the 10,180-foot runway at Cold Bay Airport (IATA: CDB, ICAO: PACD) — Alaska's fifth-longest — dwarfs the village of about fifty people it serves at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Dating to the World War II Aleutian campaign, it is the premier emergency diversion field for transpacific ETOPS flights, with wide-body jets occasionally dropping in unannounced. Unlike most Aleutian strips, Cold Bay does move freight: Alaska Central Express runs scheduled cargo services, and seafood from local fisheries leaves here as perishable air cargo — roughly 1,000 tonnes of freight and mail were handled in 2016. Regional carriers link the field with Anchorage and the Aleutian communities; Aleutian Airways expanded its service in 2025 after Ravn Alaska suspended scheduled flights in August 2024. Next door, the Izembek refuge hosts virtually the entire world population of Pacific brant geese.

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