# Russian Mission Airport (RSH / PARS)

**Russian Mission Airport** (IATA: RSH, ICAO: PARS) is a small airport in Russian Mission, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1963. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,620 ft (1,103 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RSH / PARS
- FAA: RSH
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Russian Mission, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1963
- Elevation: 58 ft / 18 m
- Coordinates: 61.7751, -161.3195
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,620 ft / 1,103 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 6,912 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Mission_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4391335
- Weather station: PARS
- Ident: PARS

## Timeline

- Jun 1963: Russian Mission Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,620 ft / 1,103 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 188° / 008° | yes |
| 18W/36W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 7,205 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 7,713 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,355 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,692 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 6,001 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,673 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,882 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,643 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,662 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,760 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,912 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · United States · 60 mi / 96 km · Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,831 of 3,974 | #718 in North America | #514 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,620 ft / 1,103 m | #11,758 of 29,858 | #4,732 in North America | #3,965 in US |
| Elevation | 58 ft / 18 m | #38,848 of 43,403 | #17,611 in North America | #14,580 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [9AK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ak2.md) Kako Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [MLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padm.md) Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [KLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palg.md) Kalskag Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [TLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlt.md) Tuluksak Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [PQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8450.md) Pilot Station Airport · 54 mi / 88 km
- [HCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahc.md) Holy Cross Airport · 58 mi / 93 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: “Russian Mission Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Mission_Airport&oldid=1363075606), revision of 7 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/pars/data