Galbraith Lake Airport

Galbraith Lake Airport
Galbraith Lake Airport
	View of airport and lake from the north
	IATA: GBH; ICAO: PAGB; FAA LID: GBH;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves	Galbraith Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	2,663 ft / 812 m
Coordinates	68°28′47″N 149°29′24″W / 68.47972°N 149.49000°W
Map
	PAGB Location of Galbraith Lake Airport PAGB PAGB (North America)
Runways
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	361
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Galbraith Lake Airport (IATA: GBH, ICAO: PAGB, FAA LID: GBH) is a state-owned, public-use airport located at Galbraith Lake in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has an office at the airport.^[2] The lake and airport are located west of the Dalton Highway and north of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System's Pump Station 4.^[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Galbraith Lake Airport has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 5,182 by 150 feet (1,579 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 10, 2008, the airport had 361 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per month: 49% air taxi, 44% general aviation, and 7% scheduled commercial.^[1]