Scammon Bay Airport is a small airport serving Scammon Bay, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCM
- ICAO code
- PACM
- City
- Scammon Bay
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 61.8447° N, 165.5752° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 915 m (3,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCM means Scammon Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACM. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.8447° N, 165.5752° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Scammon Bay Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 915 metres (3,001 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 620.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 915 m 3,001 ft | 23 m | Earth | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chevak AirportChevak | VAK | 34 km |
| Hooper Bay AirportHooper Bay | HPB | 47 km |
| Nunam Iqua AirportNunam Iqua | SXP | 84 km |
| Mountain Village AirportMountain Village | MOU | 103 km |
| Alakanuk AirportAlakanuk | AUK | 103 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,521 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,657 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,665 km | 12 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,346 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,198 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,523 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,898 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,749 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,337 km | 14 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.