# Port Heiden Airport (PTH / PAPH) **Port Heiden Airport** (IATA: PTH, ICAO: PAPH) is a medium airport in Port Heiden, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 2 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paph ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PTH / PAPH - FAA: PTH - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Port Heiden, Alaska, United States - Opened: Jan 1949 - Elevation: 95 ft / 29 m - Coordinates: 56.9579, -158.6302 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m - Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 1,726 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Heiden_Airport (7 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4373194 - Weather station: PAPH · WMO 70333 - Ident: PAPH ## Timeline - Jan 1949: Port Heiden Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 070° / 250° | yes | | 14/32 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 147° / 327° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 1,960 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 2,717 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,370 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 953 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,358 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 413 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 716 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 959 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,615 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,553 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,726 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · United States · 45 mi / 72 km · Grant Aviation - [KCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc.md) Chignik Airport · United States · 46 mi / 74 km · Grant Aviation - [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · United States · 49 mi / 79 km · Grant Aviation - [KPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pape.md) Perryville Airport · United States · 75 mi / 121 km · Grant Aviation - [KMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamb.md) Manokotak Airport · United States · 137 mi / 220 km · Grant Aviation - [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · United States · 139 mi / 224 km · Grant Aviation ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PTH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 6 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2K (2025) | #3,202 of 3,974 | #851 in North America | #616 in US | | Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US | | Elevation | 95 ft / 29 m | =37,097 of 43,403 | =16,826 in North America | =14,052 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 | 135.400 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 132.900 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 | | FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.000 | ## Nearby airports - [US-6263](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6263.md) Scottys Island Airstrip · 17 mi / 28 km - [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · 45 mi / 72 km - [KCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc.md) Chignik Airport · 46 mi / 74 km - [UGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugb.md) Ugashik Bay Airport · 46 mi / 74 km - [US-12910](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12910.md) Painter Creek Airport · 48 mi / 77 km - [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · 49 mi / 79 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: “Port Heiden Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Heiden_Airport&oldid=1366849951), revision of 30 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/paph/data