# Hughes Airport (HUS / PAHU)

**Hughes Airport** (IATA: HUS, ICAO: PAHU) is a small airport in Hughes, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1950. It has one runway, 3,381 ft (1,031 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HUS / PAHU
- FAA: HUS
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Hughes, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Apr 1950
- Elevation: 299 ft / 91 m
- Coordinates: 66.0411, -154.2630
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,381 ft / 1,031 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 3,463 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Airport_(Alaska) (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3207504
- Weather station: PAIM · WMO 70173
- Ident: PAHU

## Timeline

- Apr 1950: Hughes Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,381 ft / 1,031 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 194° / 014° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 3,951 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,333 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,227 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 4,008 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,330 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,686 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,829 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,142 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 3,770 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,580 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,463 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [AET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfal.md) Allakaket Airport · United States · 58 mi / 93 km · Wright Air Service
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · United States · 63 mi / 102 km · Wright Air Service
- [TAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pata.md) Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport · United States · 86 mi / 138 km · Wright Air Service
- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · United States · 96 mi / 155 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 203 mi / 326 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 5

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,020 of 3,974 | #798 in North America | #577 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,381 ft / 1,031 m | #13,260 of 29,858 | #5,466 in North America | #4,585 in US |
| Elevation | 299 ft / 91 m | =31,405 of 43,403 | =14,487 in North America | =12,199 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [UTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paim.md) Indian Mountain LRRS Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [HGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak6.md) Hog River Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [AET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfal.md) Allakaket Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · 64 mi / 102 km
- [TAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pata.md) Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport · 86 mi / 138 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: “Hughes Airport (Alaska)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hughes_Airport_(Alaska)&oldid=1365150375), 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/pahu/data