Hughes Airport (IATA: HUS[3], ICAO: PAHU[4], FAA LID: HUS) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Hughes, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hughes, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 299 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°02′21″N 154°15′53″W / 66.03917°N 154.26472°W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,148 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 1% from the 1,137 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
editHughes Airport has one runway (17/25) with a gravel surface measuring 3,380 by 100 feet (1,030 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,480 aircraft operations, an average of 123 per month: 74% air taxi, 25% general aviation and 1% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Bettles, Fairbanks, Huslia, Tanana[5] |
Statistics
edit| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | 890 |
| 2 | Huslia, AK | Huslia Airport (HSL) | 40 |
| 3 | Allakaket, AK | Allakaket Airport (AET) | 10 |
| 4 | Ruby, AK | Ruby Airport (RBY) | 10 |
| 5 | Tanana, AK | Tanana Airport (TAL) | <10 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for HUS PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ a b Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
- ^ HUS: Hughes Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ PAHU: Hughes Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Hughes, AK: Hughes Airport (HUS)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. June 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
External links
edit- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HUS
- AirNav airport information for HUS
- ASN accident history for HUS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for HUS
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