Holy Cross Airport
HCA · PAHC · Holy Cross, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Holy Cross Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Holy Cross, Alaska, 74 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 4,000 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 288 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now PAHC · observed 2:40 pm AKDT (22:40 UTC), 14 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet
- Temperature 37°F (3°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 29.84 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI PAHC 062240Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM FEW014 OVC034 03/M01 A2984 RMK AO2 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HCA · ICAO PAHC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: trees on the approach
- Runway 20: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 | · Acvt medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Aniak and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.15 | |
| Hca and aWOS-3P | 118.325 | |
| Aniak and rco | 122.45 | Aniak · Communications provided by kenai Flight Service on frequency 122.45 (aniak rco). |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-621-7974.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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.
Aircraft registered in Holy Cross from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Holy Cross, Alaska: 2 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Acvt medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Shallow ponding at taxiway after rain.
- Moose on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
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 5, 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.