Shishmaref Airport
SHH · PASH · Shishmaref, Alaska · Nome County · map
Shishmaref Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Shishmaref, Alaska, 14 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 4,997 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now PASH · observed 12:55 pm AKDT (20:55 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet
- Temperature 37°F (3°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 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 PASH 062055Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM FEW035 03/M04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00281039 53022 TSNO $
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 SHH · ICAO PASH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1988
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,997 × 73 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 23: VASI, four boxes on the left, ant 42 ft high 625 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.0 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 | |
| Shh and aWOS-3P | 121.1 | |
| Shishmaref and rco | 122.4 | Shishmaref · Communications provided by Nome Flight Service on frequency 122.4 (Shishmaref rco). |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-217-1279.
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 Shishmaref from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Shishmaref, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- NW-SE pvlg winds.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 05 and 23; on continuously.
- Maximum aircraft weight; no lmt when frozen.
- Faded.
- Faded.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to landing.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport 1 may - 31 oct.
- Hvy aircraft sink in ramp blacktop on hot days.
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.