Russian Mission Airport
RSH · PARS · Russian Mission, Alaska · Kusilvak County · map
Russian Mission Airport is a public-use airport in Russian Mission, Alaska, 58 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,620 feet of gravel. It has 1 water landing area. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,646 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Russian Mission Airport?
Its FAA code is RSH, and its ICAO code is PARS.
Where is Russian Mission Airport?
It is in Russian Mission, Alaska, 58 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Russian Mission Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,620 feet long, gravel.
Does Russian Mission Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Russian Mission Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Bethel, Aniak, Kalskag, Marshall, St. Mary'S. Every route
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 Russian Mission Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RSH · ICAO PARS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,620 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18W/36W | 3,000 × 500 ft | Water |
- Runway 18: trees on the approach
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Aniak and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.15 | |
| Rsh and aWOS-3P | 118.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7678.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
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 rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; windsock - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Seaplanes operate N-S in yukon river and E-W in nunvotchuk lake. Watch for fish nets close to shore.
- Runway condition not monitored - recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -30C.
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 2,073 departures from RSH in those twelve months, carrying 3,740 passengers in 14,446 seats (26% filled), to 29 destinations on 6 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Mission → Bethel RSH–BET | 905 | 2,109 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 1 more |
| Russian Mission → Aniak RSH–ANI | 571 | 220 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Russian Mission → Kalskag RSH–KLG | 357 | 815 | Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Russian Mission → Marshall RSH–MLL | 82 | 241 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 1 more |
| Russian Mission → St. Mary'S RSH–KSM | 48 | 57 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Russian Mission → Pilot Station RSH–PQS | 34 | 127 | Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 1 more |
| Russian Mission → Mountain Village RSH–MOU | 17 | 38 | Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/... |
| Russian Mission → Tuluksak RSH–TLT | 9 | 14 | Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/... |
All 29 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 500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 500 |
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 Russian Mission from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Russian Mission, Alaska: 2 piston singles, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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 · 3 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 Russian Mission 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Kako Retreat Center INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Bethel (BET) 905 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Aniak (ANI) 571 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Kalskag (KLG) 357 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Marshall (MLL) 82 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- St. Mary'S (KSM) 48 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Pilot Station (PQS) 34 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Mountain Village (MOU) 17 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Tuluksak (TLT) 9 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 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/RSH.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.