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Deadhorse Airport

Deadhorse, United States

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PASC

Elevation

65 ft

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Location

Deadhorse · AK · United States

Connectivity

5 routes · 5 destinations

Position

70.195°, -148.465° · 65 ft elev.

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Remote Arctic gateway serving Alaska's North Slope oil fields.

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Deadhorse, United States

Deadhorse Airport (SCC/PASC) is a small regional airport located in Deadhorse, Alaska, on the North Slope near Prudhoe Bay. It primarily serves oil industry workers, contractors, and support personnel operating in one of North America's most productive petroleum regions. The airport sits just a few miles from the Arctic Ocean and operates year-round despite extreme weather conditions. The facility is essential infrastructure for the energy sector, connecting the remote oilfield community with Anchorage and other Alaskan cities. Passenger traffic consists largely of workers rotating in and out of oil field camps rather than traditional leisure or business travelers. The airport handles both commercial and charter operations supporting the energy industry. Deadhorse is notable for its subarctic location, with temperatures that can drop well below -40°F in winter. Despite its remote setting, the airport maintains paved runways capable of handling jet aircraft and operates under instrument flight rules to manage the frequent low-visibility conditions of the Arctic.

Terminals

The airport has a small, modest terminal building reflecting its primary role serving oil industry workforce rotations rather than commercial passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation at Deadhorse consists primarily of oil company shuttle vehicles and limited rental car options, as there is no public transit serving the remote area.

Airlines here

Alaska Airlines and Ravn Alaska (or successor carriers) have historically provided scheduled service connecting Deadhorse to Anchorage.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 1 mile from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain.
›Sits at an elevation of roughly 65 feet above sea level on flat tundra terrain.
›The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) connects Deadhorse to Fairbanks, about 500 miles south.
›Extreme Arctic weather, including whiteout conditions and permafrost, poses unique operational challenges.
›The airport serves one of the most remote communities in the United States, with a population composed almost entirely of oil industry workers.

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Airlines serving this airport

Era Alaska

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Routes

SCC → BTI7H · BE1

SCC → FAI7H · DH8

SCC → NUI7H · BE1

SCC → ANCAS · 73Q

SCC → BRWAS · 73H 73Q

Aircraft operating here

BE12 routes 73Q2 routes DH81 routes 73H1 routes

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Deadhorse Airport is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.

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