# Shungnak Airport (SHG / PAGH)

**Shungnak Airport** (IATA: SHG, ICAO: PAGH) is a small airport in Shungnak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1966. It has one runway, 4,001 ft (1,220 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SHG / PAGH
- FAA: SHG
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Shungnak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1966
- Elevation: 205 ft / 63 m
- Coordinates: 66.8881, -157.1620
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,001 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 6,855 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shungnak_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4520157
- Weather station: PAGH
- Ident: PAGH

## Timeline

- Jul 1966: Shungnak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 8,071 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,535 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,243 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 8,002 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 7,893 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,894 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,812 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,887 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,627 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,714 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,855 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [OBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paob.md) Kobuk Airport · United States · 7.5 mi / 12 km · Bering Air
- [ABL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafm.md) Ambler Airport · United States · 24 mi / 39 km · Bering Air
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 147 mi / 237 km · Bering Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,837 of 3,974 | #722 in North America | #518 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | =9,600 of 29,858 | =3,783 in North America | =3,166 in US |
| Elevation | 205 ft / 63 m | =33,787 of 43,403 | =15,447 in North America | =13,001 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.200 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.700 |
| FSS | KOTZEBUE | 122.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [OBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paob.md) Kobuk Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [DCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dck.md) Dahl Creek Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [US-6816](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6816.md) Barrow Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [ABL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafm.md) Ambler Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [HGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak6.md) Hog River Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [WLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pask.md) Selawik 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Shungnak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shungnak_Airport&oldid=1363078738), revision of 7 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/pagh/data