Petersburg James A Johnson Airport
PSG · PAPG · Petersburg, Alaska · Wrangell-Petersburg County · map
Petersburg James A Johnson Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Petersburg, Alaska, 113 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 6,400 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now PAPG · observed 12:56 pm AKDT (20:56 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,100 feet
- Temperature 53°F (12°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:24 am AKDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet MVFR
- At times between Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 1:00 am AKDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet and more above MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAPG 062056Z 19006KT 10SM BKN032 BKN041 12/09 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLPNO P0000 60003 T01170089 51017 $
TAF PAPG 061724Z 0618/0718 14007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 0618/0621 4SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC035 FM070200 20003KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 FM070900 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 BKN025 BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0706/0715
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 PSG · ICAO PAPG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 113 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to September, every day, 6:30 am to 4:30 pm; October to March, every day, 5:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,400 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, 6,000 ft available for landing
- Runway 23: LDA with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 400 ft, 6,000 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.5 | |
| Level Island Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.0 | |
| Petersburg and rco | 122.35 | Petersburg · Communications provided by sitka Flight Service on frequency 122.35 (Petersburg rco). |
| Psg and aWOS-3P | 125.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-772-4504.
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 Petersburg from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Petersburg, Alaska: 12 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 · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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; amgr Department of Transportation/PF P.O. box 1108 Petersburg AK 99833.
- Activate malsf runway 23; runway end identifier lights runway 05; PAPI runway 05 and 23; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Road 1500 feet from threshold; closed to tax.
- PAPI does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 2.0 NM from threshold.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Maintenance duty hour OCT-MAR 5:00 am to 4:00 pm; APR-SEP 6:00 am to 4:30 pm.
- Paew on runway. Rcmnd visual insp bfr use. Contact Flight Service for NOTAM.
- Paja on runway, taxiway or parking apron NA.
- Airport sand lrgr gradation than FAA recommended/see AC150/5200-30.
- Cargo operations over 100000 LB 24 hour prior permission required - amgr.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -10C.
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.