Hughes Airport (Alaska)

Hughes Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesHughes, Alaska
Elevation AMSL299 ft / 91 m
Coordinates66°02′21″N 154°15′53″W / 66.03917°N 154.26472°W / 66.03917; -154.26472
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HUS is located in Alaska
HUS
HUS
Location of airport in Alaska
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,380 1,030 Gravel
Statistics
Enplanements (2007)1,148
Aircraft operations (2005)1,480

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]

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

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Hughes 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

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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Wright Air Service Allakaket, Bettles, Fairbanks, Huslia, Tanana[5]

Statistics

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Top domestic destinations: July 2023 – June 2024[6]
Rank City Airport Passengers
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for HUS PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
  2. ^ a b Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
  3. ^ HUS: Hughes Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  4. ^ PAHU: Hughes Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  5. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
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