Shishmaref Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shishmaref, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°14′58″N166°05′25″W / 66.24944°N 166.09028°W /66.24944; -166.09028 | ||||||||||
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  SHH Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Shishmaref Airport (IATA:SHH,ICAO:PASH,FAALID:SHH) (Inupiaq: Qigiqtam Mizrvia) is a state-owned public-useairport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of thecentral business district ofShishmaref, a village in theNome Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska. It has oneasphalt pavedrunway designated 5/23 and measuring 5,000 x 70 ft. (1,524 x 21 m).[1] Shishmaref is located onSarichef Island in theChukchi Sea, just north of theBering Strait and five miles from the mainland.
As perFederal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 5,040 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year 2006 and 4,732 enplanements in 2007.[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), it is classified ascommercial service - non-primary because it has between 2,500 and 10,000 passenger boardings per year.[3]
The old airport was located just east on the edge of town with a north-south runway. Housing now occupies much of the old runway with only the south end and north part north of Housing Trail of the former runway visible (marked X).
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bering Air | Nome,Wales[4] |
