# Hooper Bay Airport (HPB / PAHP)

**Hooper Bay Airport** (IATA: HPB, ICAO: PAHP) is a small airport in Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Nov 1949. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 14 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HPB / PAHP
- FAA: HPB
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Nov 1949
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 61.5239, -166.1470
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 13,785 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooper_Bay_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3206872
- Weather station: PAHP
- Ident: PAHP

## Timeline

- Nov 1949: Hooper Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 149° / 329° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 18,585 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 16,838 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,912 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 14,354 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 15,323 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,373 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 8,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 11,903 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 11,323 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 13,028 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 13,785 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [VAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pava.md) Chevak Airport · United States · 18 mi / 29 km · Grant Aviation
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · United States · 29 mi / 47 km · Grant Aviation, Ryan Air Services
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 152 mi / 245 km · Grant Aviation, Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 3
- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 14K (2025) | #2,567 of 3,974 | #614 in North America | #424 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,528 of 43,403 | =18,726 in North America | =15,326 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 135.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.000 |
| FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.400 |
| MISC | TWEB | 115.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [VAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pava.md) Chevak Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [CZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacz.md) Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [TNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ka.md) Tununak Airport · 72 mi / 117 km
- [F02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfme.md) Mertarvik Quarry Road Landing Strip · 73 mi / 117 km
- [WWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paew.md) Mertarvik Airport · 74 mi / 119 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: “Hooper Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hooper_Bay_Airport&oldid=1365150153), 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/pahp/data