# Holy Cross Airport (HCR / PAHC) **Holy Cross Airport** (IATA: HCR, ICAO: PAHC) is a medium airport in Holy Cross, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 2 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahc ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HCR / PAHC - FAA: HCA - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Holy Cross, Alaska, United States - Opened: Aug 1947 - Elevation: 75 ft / 23 m - Coordinates: 62.1883, -159.7750 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m - Instrument procedures: 2 approaches - Passengers: 1,931 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3207043 - Weather station: PAHC - Ident: PAHC ## Timeline - Aug 1947: Holy Cross Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 02/20 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 031° / 211° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 3,987 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 4,358 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 4,661 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 4,364 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 4,138 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 640 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 477 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 810 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 993 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,757 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,931 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [ANV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panv.md) Anvik Airport · United States · 34 mi / 55 km · Ryan Air Services - [SHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahx.md) Shageluk Airport · United States · 35 mi / 57 km · Ryan Air Services - [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · Ryan Air Services - [KGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgx.md) Grayling Airport · United States · 50 mi / 80 km · Ryan Air Services ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HCR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 4 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2K (2025) | #3,168 of 3,974 | #845 in North America | #611 in US | | Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US | | Elevation | 75 ft / 23 m | #38,016 of 43,403 | #17,228 in North America | #14,334 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Nearby airports - [ANV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panv.md) Anvik Airport · 34 mi / 55 km - [SHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahx.md) Shageluk Airport · 35 mi / 57 km - [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · 43 mi / 69 km - [CHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9a3.md) Chuathbaluk Airport · 46 mi / 74 km - [KLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palg.md) Kalskag Airport · 49 mi / 78 km - [KGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgx.md) Grayling Airport · 50 mi / 80 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: “Holy Cross Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holy_Cross_Airport&oldid=1365150061), revision of 20 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/pahc/data