Is it safe to fly to/from Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ)?

VDZ has 2 accidents (1 fatal accident, 1 death, last 2015) in the NTSB record, 2008–2025. No accident rate is printed: no FAA ATADS movements are sourced for this airport.

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VDZ

Valdez Pioneer Field

Valdez, United States · PAVD

CHANCE YOU STEP OFF ANY BOARDING SAFELY

99.999993%

This is the worldwide boarding figure, not VDZ's — two different numbers, answering two different questions. VDZ's own NTSB/FAA safety record is below.

FLIGHTS / YEAR

38.7M

DEATH RISK

1 / 13.7M boardings

SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT, 2024 HOW THIS NUMBER IS DERIVED

AIRPORT FACTS

IATA / ICAOVDZ / PAVD

CityValdez

CountryUnited States

Airport classMedium airport

Runways1

Longest runway1,981 m (6,500 ft)

Coordinates61.133, -146.247

Its longest runway beats 25% of the 3,254 commercial airports listed on this site. Runway figures from OurAirports, public domain.

NTSB / FAA SAFETY RECORD — VDZ §

2 accidents (1 fatal accident, 1 death, last 2015) in the NTSB record, 2008–2025. §

No rate printed: no FAA ATADS movements are sourced for VDZ — an accident count with no departures denominator isn't a rate.

NTSB Aviation Accident Database (avall.mdb)

Checked 2026-07-10.

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EXAMPLE FLIGHTS — NOT VDZ DEPARTURES

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BA 249 LHR → GIG · 787-9 SAFE ✓ UA 92 EWR → LIS · 767-300 SAFE ✓ AA 100 JFK → LHR · 777-300ER SAFE ✓ JL 44 HND → SYD · A350-900 SAFE ✓

These are example flights from elsewhere on the site, not real VDZ arrivals. Live per-airport schedules wire in with a flight-data API.

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