Gustavus Airport
GST · PAGS · Gustavus, Alaska · Angoon County · map
Gustavus Airport is a public-use airport in Gustavus, Alaska, 36 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 6,720 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (Jet A) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,750 takeoffs and landings a year. About 10,232 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Gustavus Airport?
Its FAA code is GST, and its ICAO code is PAGS.
Where is Gustavus Airport?
It is in Gustavus, Alaska, 36 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Gustavus Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 11/29, is 6,720 feet long.
Does Gustavus Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gustavus Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Gustavus Airport?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Juneau International, Haines, Hoonah, Pelican, Elfin Cove. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gustavus Airport?
2 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 Gustavus Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GST · ICAO PAGS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- 15 May to 1 September, Friday to Monday, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm; 15 May to 1 September, Tuesday to Thursday, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm; 1 September to 15 May, every day, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 6,720 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 3,010 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 11: VASI, four boxes on the right
- Runway 29: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 02: trees 18 ft high 650 ft from the end
- Runway 20: trees 72 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.5 | |
| Gustavus and rco | 121.5 | Gustavus |
| Gustavus and rco | 122.65 | Gustavus · Communications provided by juneau Flight Service on frequency 122.65 (Gustavus rco). |
| Gst and aWOS-3P | 125.9 | |
| Gustavus and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 133.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-697-2447.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- Jet A
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Juneau International (36 nm east), Haines Airport (49 nm north).
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Juneau International (36 nm east), Haines Airport (49 nm north).
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
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service available durg schedule air carrier operations.
- Closed to air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats except prior permission required in writing - regional dir Department of Transportation and pub facility southeast rgn 6860 glacier highway juneak AK 99801-7999.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; VASI runway 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency
- Mntnd winter months; recommended daylight operations. 9 feet fence 554 feet south. Runway 02/20 not available for part 121/380 schedule and unscheduled operations with passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Paja on runway, taxiway or parking apron NA.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of runway.
- 24 hour prior permission required for cargo operations ovr 100000 LB - amgr.
- Be alert: see GENNOT- enroute the common traffic frequency frequencies.
- Ltd airport maintenance service available: 1 SEP-14 may 6:00 am to 2:30 pm; 15 MAY-1 sep FRI-MON 10:00 am to 6:30 pm, TUE-THU 6:00 am to 6:30 pm. Aft hour - amgr.
- Airport sand lrgr gradation than FAA recommended/see AC150/5200-30.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -13C.
- Transient parking available general aviation ramp aces via taxiway F.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,037 departures from GST in those twelve months, carrying 9,968 passengers in 19,247 seats (52% filled), to 6 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus → Juneau International GST–JNU | 1,020 | 9,889 | Air Excursions LLC, Kalinin Aviation LLC..., Alaska Airlines Inc. and 1 more |
| Gustavus → Haines GST–HNS | 6 | 44 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
| Gustavus → Hoonah GST–HNH | 5 | 8 | Kalinin Aviation LLC..., Air Excursions LLC |
| Gustavus → Pelican GST–PEC | 3 | 18 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
| Gustavus → Elfin Cove GST–ELV | 2 | 0 | Kalinin Aviation LLC..., Air Excursions LLC |
| Gustavus → Sitka Rocky Gutierrez GST–SIT | 1 | 9 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
All 6 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 11 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 5,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 200 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,000 |
| general aviation, local | 200 |
| military | 50 |
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 Gustavus from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Gustavus, Alaska: 11 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Gustavus:
- Southeast Aerial, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 6 since 1982, 1 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 Gustavus 14 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- Southeast Aerial, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Juneau International (JNU) 1,020 flights in twelve months · Air Excursions LLC, Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Haines (HNS) 6 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Hoonah (HNH) 5 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes, Air Excursions LLC
- Pelican (PEC) 3 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Elfin Cove (ELV) 2 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes, Air Excursions LLC
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT) 1 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 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/GST.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.