Hughes Airport (IATA: HUS[3], ICAO: PAHU[4], FAA LID: HUS) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Hughes, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Hughes, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 299 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 66°02′21″N 154°15′53″W / 66.03917°N 154.26472°W | ||||||||||
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HUS Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,148 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 1% from the 1,137 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Hughes Airport has one runway (17/25) with a gravel surface measuring 3,380 by 100 feet (1,030 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,480 aircraft operations, an average of 123 per month: 74% air taxi, 25% general aviation and 1% military.[1]
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Wright Air Service | Allakaket, Bettles, Fairbanks, Huslia, Tanana[5] |