# Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU / PACH)

**Chuathbaluk Airport** (IATA: CHU, ICAO: PACH) is a small airport in Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1988. It has one runway, 3,401 ft (1,037 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 812 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/9a3

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CHU / PACH
- FAA: 9A3
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1988
- Elevation: 244 ft / 74 m
- Coordinates: 61.5791, -159.2160
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,401 ft / 1,037 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 812 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuathbaluk_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274156
- Weather station: PANI · WMO 70232
- Ident: 9A3

## Timeline

- Jan 1988: Chuathbaluk Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 106° / 286° | yes |

- 09/27 slopes 1.1%: threshold 27 at 205 ft / 63 m, threshold 09 at 244 ft / 74 m.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,140 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,067 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,004 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 945 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,149 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 218 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 152 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 351 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 517 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 824 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 812 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · United States · 11 mi / 17 km · Servant Air, Ryan Air Services
- [CKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cjx.md) Crooked Creek Airport · United States · 40 mi / 65 km · Servant Air, Ryan Air Services
- [RDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rdv.md) Red Devil Airport · United States · 63 mi / 101 km · Servant Air, Ryan Air Services
- [SLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasl.md) Sleetmute Airport · United States · 68 mi / 109 km · Servant Air, Ryan Air Services
- [SRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/srv.md) Stony River 2 Airport · United States · 88 mi / 141 km · Servant Air, Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CHU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 5
- 8D [Servant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/servant-air) · 5

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 812 (2025) | #3,339 of 3,974 | #887 in North America | #645 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | =13,102 of 29,858 | =5,324 in North America | =4,453 in US |
| Elevation | 244 ft / 74 m | #32,845 of 43,403 | #15,043 in North America | #12,667 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [4AK8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ak8.md) Napaimute Pioneer Airfield · 16 mi / 26 km
- [KLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palg.md) Kalskag Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [CKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cjx.md) Crooked Creek Airport · 41 mi / 65 km
- [PFCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfcr.md) Donlin Creek Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [HCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahc.md) Holy Cross Airport · 46 mi / 74 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (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)
- [Wikipedia: “Chuathbaluk Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chuathbaluk_Airport&oldid=1364479521), revision of 16 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/9a3/data