# Deering Airport (DRG / PADE)

**Deering Airport** (IATA: DRG, ICAO: PADE) is a medium airport in Deering, Alaska, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,320 ft (1,012 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DRG / PADE
- FAA: DEE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Deering, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 30 ft / 9 m
- Coordinates: 66.0689, -162.7669
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,320 ft / 1,012 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Passengers: 5,711 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deering_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656069
- Weather station: PADE
- Ident: PADE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,320 ft / 1,012 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 038° / 218° | yes |
| 12/30 | 2,660 ft / 811 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 126° / 306° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 6,351 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 6,498 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,936 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,794 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 6,157 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,226 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,159 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,710 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,094 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,565 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,711 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · United States · 46 mi / 74 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 57 mi / 91 km · Bering Air
- [OME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom.md) Nome Airport · United States · 132 mi / 213 km · Bering Air
- [PHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papo.md) Point Hope Airport · United States · 191 mi / 307 km · Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 3
- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2025) | #2,893 of 3,974 | #748 in North America | #538 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,320 ft / 1,012 m | =13,399 of 29,858 | =5,534 in North America | =4,643 in US |
| Elevation | 30 ft / 9 m | =40,463 of 43,403 | =18,292 in North America | =15,018 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.200 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [4Z2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4z2.md) Upper Hannum Creek Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [CDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75.md) Candle 2 Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [2AK9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak9.md) Independence Creek Airport · 29 mi / 46 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [AK02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak02.md) Bear Creek 1 Airport · 61 mi / 97 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: “Deering Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deering_Airport&oldid=1364482207), 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/pade/data