Pilot Station Airport

Pilot Station Airport (IATA: PQS, FAA LID: 0AK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Pilot Station, a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Pilot Station Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesPilot Station, Alaska
Elevation AMSL473 ft / 144 m
Coordinates61°57′41″N 162°56′32″W
Map
PQS is located in Alaska
PQS
PQS
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,000 1,219 Gravel
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations700

Facilities and aircraft

Pilot Station Airport covers an area of 103 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 305 feet (93 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a 2,541 x 55 ft (774 x 17 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of about 58 per month with 71% of that total being air taxi operations and 29% being general aviation.[1]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Marshall[2]
Ryan Air Bethel, Marshall, St. Mary's[3]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of PQS
(July 2010 - June 2011) [4]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Bethel, AK 2,000 Hageland

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 0AK PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. "Grant Schedule". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. "Ryan Air Schedule". Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PQS&Airport_Name=Pilot%20Station,%20AK:%20Pilot%20Station&carrier=FACTS


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