# Gambell Airport (GAM)

> Gambell, US · IATA: GAM · ICAO: PAGM · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `GAM` |
| ICAO | `PAGM` |
| City | Gambell |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 63.76769, -171.73330 |

## Description

Subsistence whaling still anchors the calendar in Gambell: each spring, Siberian Yupik crews launch their boats as bowheads pass the cape, continuing a tradition millennia old. Gambell Airport (IATA: GAM, ICAO: PAGM), on the northwest tip of St. Lawrence Island, keeps the village of about 600 supplied — Bering Air flies passengers, freight and mail from Nome several times daily, with the summer supply ship handling the rest. Russia's Chukotka coast lies less than 60 kilometres away, visible from the runway on clear days. Birders treasure the place too: few spots in North America record more Asian vagrant species.

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