# Ruby Airport (RBY / PARY)

**Ruby Airport** (IATA: RBY, ICAO: PARY) is a medium airport in Ruby, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 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 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RBY / PARY
- FAA: RBY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Ruby, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1947
- Elevation: 658 ft / 200 m
- Coordinates: 64.7272, -155.4700
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 6,915 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4274769
- Weather station: PARY
- Ident: PARY

## Timeline

- Sep 1947: Ruby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 051° / 231° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 8,031 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 6,833 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,724 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,682 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 7,031 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,911 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,783 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,431 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,753 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 7,101 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,915 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · United States · 43 mi / 70 km · Wright Air Service
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · United States · 71 mi / 115 km · Wright Air Service
- [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · United States · 101 mi / 163 km · Wright Air Service
- [TAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pata.md) Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport · United States · 103 mi / 166 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 224 mi / 361 km · Everts Air, Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 5
- 5V [Everts Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,830 of 3,974 | #717 in North America | #513 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 | 658 ft / 200 m | #24,233 of 43,403 | #11,631 in North America | #9,671 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 |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.925 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 127.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · 43 mi / 70 km
- [KKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1kc.md) Kalakaket Creek AS Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · 72 mi / 115 km
- [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · 77 mi / 124 km
- [KCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcr.md) Colorado Creek Airport · 81 mi / 131 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: “Ruby Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Airport&oldid=1363075457), 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/pary/data