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.
Weather right now PARS · observed 12:56 pm AKDT (20:56 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 37°F (3°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 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)
METAR PARS 062056Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00281028 51025 $
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 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
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
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 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.