# Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL / PAGA) **Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport** (IATA: GAL, ICAO: PAGA) is a medium airport in Galena, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,000 ft (1,829 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 26 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: GAL / PAGA - FAA: GAL - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Galena, Alaska, United States - Opened: Sep 1947 - Elevation: 154 ft / 47 m - Coordinates: 64.7362, -156.9370 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m - Instrument procedures: 3 approaches - Passengers: 25,602 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_G._Pitka_Sr._Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3734163 - Weather station: PAGA · WMO 70222 - Ident: PAGA ## Timeline - Sep 1947: Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 06/24 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Gravel | 090° / 270° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01229AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 26,451 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 25,154 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 25,645 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 26,634 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 25,884 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 9,223 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 16,700 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 21,880 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 24,700 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 25,761 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 25,602 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · United States · 25 mi / 41 km · Wright Air Service - [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · United States · 34 mi / 54 km · Wright Air Service - [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · United States · 43 mi / 70 km · Wright Air Service - [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · United States · 61 mi / 98 km · Wright Air Service - [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · United States · 68 mi / 110 km · Wright Air Service - [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 267 mi / 430 km · Everts Air, Wright Air Service ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 6 - 5V [Everts Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 26K (2025) | #2,350 of 3,974 | #547 in North America | #374 in US | | Longest runway | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | =4,614 of 29,858 | =1,310 in North America | =1,036 in US | | Elevation | 154 ft / 47 m | =35,193 of 43,403 | =16,004 in North America | =13,440 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AWOS | AWOS 3 | 132.525 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 127.000 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.000 | | FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 122.200 | | OPS | GALENA OPS | 39.120 | | PMSV | PMSV METRO | 134.500 | ## Nearby airports - [KKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1kc.md) Kalakaket Creek AS Airport · 22 mi / 36 km - [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · 25 mi / 41 km - [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · 34 mi / 54 km - [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · 43 mi / 70 km - [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · 61 mi / 98 km - [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · 69 mi / 110 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: “Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_G._Pitka_Sr._Airport&oldid=1364483900), 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/paga/data