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Regional airport

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Cordova.

PACV · CDV · Cordova, AK — charter flights arranged across FAA Part 135 operators.Flying to Cordova →
Longest paved runway
7,500 ft
Field elevation
54 ft
Runway-capable types
24 of 24
Coordinates
60.49, -145.48
Passengers
2 passengers

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Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport's 7,500 ft of runway puts it in the longest quarter of Alaska's 56 jet-capable fields, close to sea level, so the published runway figure is close to what an aircraft actually needs here. Every one of the 24 types we broker clears it. The nearest city we publish corridors for is Bozeman, 1,717 miles away.

Access

Getting here

Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.

From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted.

Runway

What can operate here

Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.

This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.

  • Turboprop

    2 types clear the runwayneeds ~2,654–3,305 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~2,654 ft here
    • Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~3,305 ft here

  • Light jet

    4 types clear the runwayneeds ~3,185–3,705 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~3,416 ft here
    • Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,185 ft here
    • Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~3,705 ft here
    • Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,215 ft here

  • Midsize jet

    4 types clear the runwayneeds ~3,566–5,459 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~3,586 ft here
    • Hawker 800XP8 seats · 2,923 mi range · needs ~5,040 ft here
    • Learjet 60XR7–8 seats · 2,768 mi range · needs ~5,459 ft here
    • Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~3,566 ft here

  • Super-midsize

    5 types clear the runwayneeds ~4,725–4,843 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~4,725 ft here
    • Gulfstream G2808–10 seats · 4,143 mi range · needs ~4,758 ft here
    • Cessna Citation Longitude9–12 seats · 4,028 mi range · needs ~4,818 ft here
    • Bombardier Challenger 3508–9 seats · 3,682 mi range · needs ~4,843 ft here
    • Bombardier Challenger 3008–9 seats · 3,527 mi range · needs ~4,818 ft here

  • Heavy jet

    5 types clear the runwayneeds ~4,683–5,719 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Dassault Falcon 7X12–14 seats · 6,847 mi range · needs ~5,719 ft here
    • Dassault Falcon 900LX12–14 seats · 5,466 mi range · needs ~5,223 ft here
    • Gulfstream G45012–14 seats · 5,006 mi range · needs ~5,609 ft here
    • Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~4,683 ft here
    • Cessna Citation X+8–9 seats · 3,982 mi range · needs ~5,148 ft here

  • Ultra long range

    4 types clear the runwayneeds ~5,809–6,486 ft here

    Seats, range and runway needed, by type
    • Bombardier Global 750014–19 seats · 8,861 mi range · needs ~5,809 ft here
    • Gulfstream G650ER13–19 seats · 8,631 mi range · needs ~6,309 ft here
    • Gulfstream G55014–16 seats · 7,768 mi range · needs ~5,920 ft here
    • Bombardier Global 600013–17 seats · 6,905 mi range · needs ~6,486 ft here

Alternates

Nearby alternates

The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.