# Gustavus Airport (GST / PAGS)

**Gustavus Airport** (IATA: GST, ICAO: PAGS) is a medium airport in Gustavus, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,720 ft (2,048 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 20 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GST / PAGS
- FAA: GST
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Gustavus, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1949
- Elevation: 36 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 58.4253, -135.7070
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,720 ft / 2,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 20,083 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Juneau
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4152880
- Weather station: PAGS · WMO 70367
- Ident: PAGS

## Timeline

- Jan 1949: Gustavus Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 6,720 ft / 2,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 02/20 | 3,010 ft / 917 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 041° / 221° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 22,212 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 17,009 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 20,100 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 21,356 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 21,978 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,044 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 20,646 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 20,173 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 18,712 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 20,083 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · United States · 41 mi / 66 km · Alaska Seaplanes

### Seasonal (1)

- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · United States · 41 mi / 66 km · Alaska Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- Alaska Seaplanes · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 20K (2025) | #2,438 of 3,974 | #575 in North America | #397 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,720 ft / 2,048 m | #3,729 of 29,858 | #921 in North America | #702 in US |
| Elevation | 36 ft / 11 m | =40,032 of 43,403 | =18,116 in North America | =14,924 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 125.900 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 133.200 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.500 |
| RCO | JUNEAU RDO | 122.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [HNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paoh.md) Hoonah Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [US-4953](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4953.md) Cube Cove Airport · 50 mi / 80 km
- [HNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahn.md) Haines Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [18AA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/18aa.md) 18 Meadows Aerodrome · 65 mi / 105 km
- [9AA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9aa9.md) Airkat Airpark · 68 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: “Gustavus Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustavus_Airport&oldid=1375174670), revision of 16 Sep 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/pags/data