# Kantishna Airport (PAAH)

**Kantishna Airport** (ICAO: PAAH) is a small airport in Kantishna, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1958. It has one runway, 1,887 ft (575 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5z5

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / PAAH
- FAA: 5Z5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kantishna, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1958
- Elevation: 1,578 ft / 481 m
- Coordinates: 63.5417, -150.9940
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,887 ft / 575 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantishna_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6365515
- Ident: 5Z5

## Timeline

- Aug 1958: Kantishna Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,887 ft / 575 m | 45 ft / 14 m | Gravel |  |  |

- 10/28 slopes 1.3%: threshold 10 at 1,554 ft / 474 m, threshold 28 at 1,578 ft / 481 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,887 ft / 575 m | =25,858 of 29,858 | #12,730 in North America | #11,245 in US |
| Elevation | 1,578 ft / 481 m | =11,424 of 43,403 | #4,968 in North America | #3,772 in US |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | =2,872 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [US-7048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7048.md) Colorado Lake Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
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- [UMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/past.md) Summit Airport · 59 mi / 96 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5z5/data