Edward G Pitka SR Airport
GAL · PAGA · Galena, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Edward G Pitka SR Airport is a public-use airport in Galena, Alaska, 154 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A). The FAA counts about 19,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 12,091 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Edward G Pitka SR Airport?
Its FAA code is GAL, and its ICAO code is PAGA.
Where is Edward G Pitka SR Airport?
It is in Galena, Alaska, 154 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Edward G Pitka SR Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 6,000 feet long.
Does Edward G Pitka SR Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Edward G Pitka SR Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Edward G Pitka SR Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Fairbanks International, Nulato, Huslia, Kaltag, Ruby. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAL · ICAO PAGA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 154 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- October to April, Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 2,600 × 50 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 400 ft, 5,600 ft available for landing
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 800 ft, 5,200 ft available for landing, road 33 ft high 447 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.0 | |
| Galena and rco | 121.5 | Galena |
| Galena and rco | 122.2 | Galena · Communications provided by fairbanks Flight Service on frequency 122.2 (Galena rco). |
| Galena and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.0 | |
| Gal and aWOS-3P | 132.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-656-2483.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
- Notes
- landing fee charged
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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Located fairbanks.
- WS psbl below 2000 feet on fnl.
- Maintenance hours 8:00 am to 4:00 pm MON-FRI except holidays.
- Hazus rprtg durg duty hour unless prior arngmt in writing - amgr, PO box 09, Galena AK 99741.
- Snow removal operations - monitor the common traffic frequency.
- Aircraft may be closer to landing surface than it appears.
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,134 departures from GAL in those twelve months, carrying 12,545 passengers in 24,008 seats (52% filled), to 43 destinations on 10 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward G Pitka SR → Fairbanks International GAL–FAI | 1,452 | 6,395 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Nulato GAL–NUL | 486 | 1,904 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Huslia GAL–HSL | 395 | 1,450 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Bering Air Inc. and 1 more |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Kaltag GAL–KAL | 234 | 911 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Bering Air Inc. |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Ruby GAL–RBY | 170 | 513 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Bering Air Inc. and 1 more |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Koyukuk GAL–KYU | 156 | 555 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... and 1 more |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Ted Stevens Anchorage International GAL–ANC | 137 | 441 | Tatonduk Outfitters..., Alaska Central Express |
| Edward G Pitka SR → Bethel GAL–BET | 12 | 36 | Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express |
All 43 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
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 19,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,000 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 2,000 |
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 Galena from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Galena, Alaska: 11 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 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 Galena 11 aircraft · 11 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 1,452 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Nulato (NUL) 486 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Huslia (HSL) 395 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Kaltag (KAL) 234 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Ruby (RBY) 170 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Koyukuk (KYU) 156 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 137 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo, Alaska Central Express
- Bethel (BET) 12 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GAL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.