# Red Dog Airport (RDB / PADG) **Red Dog Airport** (IATA: RDB, ICAO: PADG) is a small airport in Red Dog, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1986. It has one runway, 6,312 ft (1,924 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 32 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/padg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RDB / PADG - FAA: DGG - Type: Small airport - Serves: Red Dog, Alaska, United States - Opened: Jun 1986 - Elevation: 969 ft / 295 m - Coordinates: 68.0321, -162.8990 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 6,312 ft / 1,924 m - Passengers: 31,695 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dog_Airport (7 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4392064 - Weather station: PADG - Ident: PADG ## Timeline - Jun 1986: Red Dog Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 6,312 ft / 1,924 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 042° / 222° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 22,032 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 22,399 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 23,066 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 26,041 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 30,506 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 18,474 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 23,564 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 27,411 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 30,336 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 30,583 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 31,695 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 10 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from RDB, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (10) - [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · United States · 32 mi / 52 km · 474 passengers · Bering Air - [KVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavl.md) Kivalina Airport · United States · 48 mi / 77 km · 415 passengers · Bering Air - [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 80 mi / 128 km · 353 passengers · Bering Air - [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · United States · 98 mi / 157 km · 292 passengers · Bering Air - [ORV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfno.md) Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · United States · 98 mi / 157 km · 139 passengers · Bering Air - [WLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pask.md) Selawik Airport · United States · 126 mi / 202 km · 234 passengers · Bering Air - [ABL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafm.md) Ambler Airport · United States · 147 mi / 237 km · 238 passengers · Bering Air - [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · United States · 149 mi / 240 km · 298 passengers · Bering Air - [SHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagh.md) Shungnak Airport · United States · 171 mi / 275 km · 73 passengers · Bering Air - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 606 mi / 976 km · 13,167 passengers · Alaska Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RDB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 9 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 32K (2025) | #2,272 of 3,974 | #529 in North America | #360 in US | | Longest runway | 6,312 ft / 1,924 m | #4,231 of 29,858 | #1,106 in North America | #853 in US | | Elevation | 969 ft / 295 m | =18,283 of 43,403 | =8,199 in North America | =6,584 in US | | Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | =6,833 in North America | =6,722 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Nearby airports - [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · 33 mi / 52 km - [KVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavl.md) Kivalina Airport · 48 mi / 77 km - [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 80 mi / 128 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) - [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/padg/data