Shungnak Airport
SHG · PAGH · Shungnak, Alaska · Northwest Arctic County · map
Shungnak Airport is a public-use airport in Shungnak, Alaska, 205 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,001 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,631 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Shungnak Airport?
Its FAA code is SHG, and its ICAO code is PAGH.
Where is Shungnak Airport?
It is in Shungnak, Alaska, 205 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Shungnak Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,001 feet long, gravel.
Does Shungnak Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Shungnak Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Kobuk, Ralph Wien Memorial, Ambler, Fairbanks International, Noorvik. 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 Shungnak 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 SHG · ICAO PAGH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 205 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,001 × 60 ft | Gravel, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the right, brush on the approach
- Runway 28: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| Shg and aWOS-3P | 118.525 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 | |
| Ambler and rco | 122.0 | Ambler · Communications provided by kotzebue Flight Service on frequency 122.0 (ambler rco). |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7612.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
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 PAPI runway 10; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Uphill slope bfr apron entry.
- Lights and plastic mkrs.
- Lights and plastic mkrs.
- Water ponding durg rain.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -32C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 1,026 departures from SHG in those twelve months, carrying 3,458 passengers in 8,143 seats (42% filled), to 15 destinations on 5 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shungnak → Kobuk SHG–OBU | 389 | 1,630 | Bering Air Inc., Wright Air Service, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 1 more |
| Shungnak → Ralph Wien Memorial SHG–OTZ | 300 | 627 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Lynden Air Cargo Airlines |
| Shungnak → Ambler SHG–ABL | 269 | 944 | Bering Air Inc., Wright Air Service, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 2 more |
| Shungnak → Fairbanks International SHG–FAI | 27 | 112 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow |
| Shungnak → Noorvik SHG–ORV | 9 | 30 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Shungnak → Red Dog SHG–RDB | 9 | 39 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Shungnak → Selawik SHG–WLK | 8 | 34 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Wright Air Service |
| Shungnak → Bob Baker Memorial SHG–IAN | 4 | 12 | Bering Air Inc. |
All 15 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 Shungnak from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Shungnak, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- Kobuk (OBU) 389 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Wright Air Service
- Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) 300 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Ambler (ABL) 269 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Wright Air Service
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 27 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Noorvik (ORV) 9 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Red Dog (RDB) 9 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Selawik (WLK) 8 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Bob Baker Memorial (IAN) 4 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SHG.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.