# Eareckson Air Station (SYA / PASY)

**Eareckson Air Station** (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY) is a medium airport in Shemya, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1943. It has one runway, 10,004 ft (3,049 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SYA / PASY
- FAA: SYA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Shemya, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1943
- Elevation: 98 ft / 30 m
- Coordinates: 52.7123, 174.1140
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 10,004 ft / 3,049 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-10/-9 · America/Adak
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eareckson_Air_Station (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276973
- Weather station: PASY · WMO 70414
- Ident: PASY

## Timeline

- Jun 1943: Eareckson Air Station opens.
- 6 Apr 1993: China Eastern Airlines Flight 583. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 10,004 ft / 3,049 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01246AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,004 ft / 3,049 m | =1,031 of 29,858 | =220 in North America | =170 in US |
| Elevation | 98 ft / 30 m | #37,046 of 43,403 | #16,802 in North America | #14,033 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 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 | 135.650 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [ATU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paat.md) Casco Cove Coast Guard Station · 40 mi / 65 km

## Sources

- [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)
- [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/pasy/data