Hope Airport
5HO · Hope, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Hope Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Hope, Alaska, 194 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,040 feet of gravel. It has about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 480 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Hope Airport?
Its FAA code is 5HO.
Where is Hope Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Hope, Alaska, 194 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hope Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,040 feet long, gravel.
Does Hope Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hope Airport?
15 pilot examiners and 17 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Hope Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5HO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 194 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,040 × 60 ft | Gravel, fair |
- Runway 17: trees on the approach
- Runway 35: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ted Stevens Anchorage International (19 nm northwest), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (19 nm north), Merrill Field (19 nm north), Lake Hood Airport (20 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ted Stevens Anchorage International (19 nm northwest), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (19 nm north), Merrill Field (19 nm north), Lake Hood Airport (20 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Windsocks located at both ends of runway 17/35.
- Non-standard markings runways 17 and 35; runway thlds marked with plastic markers.
- Be alert runway condition not monitored. Recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Safety area north end cleared 470 feet, safety area south end cleared 580 feet.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 12 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 480, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 50 |
| general aviation, travelling | 150 |
| general aviation, local | 280 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hope from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Hope, Alaska: 5 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 17 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Richard Wallace private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Girdwood, AK (15 nm) · (907) 244-9176 · [email protected]
- Bradford Holt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Moose Pass, AK (16 nm) · (435) 668-1039 · [email protected]
- Brenton Kennedy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (907) 240-8707 · [email protected]
- Carol Zerbe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
- Daniel Jonathan Larocque private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (225) 503-5769 · [email protected]
- Greg Emory Stoddard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · UAA Merrill Field · Anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (509) 939-1759 · [email protected]
- Hon Kagen Kinzie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters, gliders · Anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (907) 360-5291 · [email protected]
- Mark Roger Greig private pilot (proficiency) · Anchorage, AK (19 nm) · (425) 240-7189 · [email protected]
All 57 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hope 5 aircraft · 5 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5HO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.