St. Mary's Airport (Alaska)

St. Mary's Airport (IATA: KSM, ICAO: PASM, FAA LID: KSM)[2] is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of St. Mary's, in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) - Northern Region.[1]

Not to be confused with St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly.
St. Mary's Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAlaska DOT&PF
LocationSt. Mary's, Alaska
Elevation AMSL314 ft / 96 m
Coordinates62°03′39″N 163°18′07″W
Map
KSM is located in Alaska
KSM
KSM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,008 1,831 Gravel
6/24 1,520 463 Gravel

Facilities

St. Mary's Airport covers an area of 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) and contains two gravel surfaced runways: 17/35 measuring 6,008 x 150 feet (1,831 x 46 m) and 6/24 measuring 1,520 x 60 feet (463 x 18 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Mountain Village[3]
Ravn Alaska Anchorage[4]
Ryan Air Bethel, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station[5]

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

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of KSM
(Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2016) [6]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Anchorage, AK 6,080 Ravn Alaska
2 Bethel, AK 1,550 Ravn Alaska
3 Emmonak, AK 1,200 Ravn Alaska
4 Pilot Station, AK 790 Ravn Alaska
5 Kotlik, AK 740 Ravn Alaska
6 Alakanuk, AK 640 Ravn Alaska
7 Mountain Village, AK 510 Ravn Alaska
8 Nunam Iqua/Sheldon Point, AK 150 Ravn Alaska

Accidents
  • On November 29, 2013, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Era Alaska crashed 1 mile SE of the airport because of nighttime weather conditions, pilot error, and loss of situational awareness. The pilot and 3 passengers were killed out of 10 on board.[7]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for KSM PDF, retrieved 2023-10-5
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KSM / PASM - St. Mary's, Alaska
  3. "Grant Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  4. "St. Mary's Intro Sale Anchorage to St. Mary's $199 one way!". Ravn Alaska. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  5. "Ryan Air Schedule". Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  6. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=KSM&Airport_Name=St.%20Mary%92s,%20AK:%20St%20Marys&carrier=FACTS
  7. Accident description for N12373 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on October 5, 2023.


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