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PAGS · Gustavus Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID PAGS Elev 35 ft Lat 58° 25.52' N Lon 135° 42.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,720 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 135° 6,720 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
29 315° 6,720 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
02 041° 3,010 ft 60 ft ASP No —
20 221° 3,010 ft 60 ft ASP No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 125.900
  • CTAF CTAF 122.500
  • CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 133.200
  • RCO JUNEAU RDO 122.650

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open PAGS on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB GAV

    Gustavus

    0.22 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11 & 29; VASI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11 & 29; VASI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11 & 29; VASI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 11 & 29; VASI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·TSNT PRKG E SIDE OF RWY 02/20; ASPH SFC SOFT; ACFT OVR 12500 LBS CTC AMGR 24 HR PRIOR MON-FRI 0600-1430.
  • ·GUSTAVUS & SISTERS ISLAND WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV 24 HR PPR FOR CARGO OPS OVR 100000 LB - AMGR.
  • ·BE ALERT: SEE GENNOT- ENROUTE CTAF FREQS.
  • ·LTD ARPT MAINT SVC AVBL: 1 SEP-14 MAY 0600-1430; 15 MAY-1 SEP FRI-MON 1000-1830, TUE-THU 0600-1830.
  • ·ARPT SAND LRGR GRADATION THAN FAA RCMDD/SEE AC150/5200-30.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -13C.
  • ·TSNT PRKG AVBL GA RAMP ACES VIA TWY F.
  • ·PAJA ON RWY, TWY OR PRKG APRON NA.
  • ·CLSD TO ACR OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS EXC PPR IN WRITING - RGNL DIR DOT & PUB FAC SE RGN 6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY JUNEAK AK 99801-7999.
  • ·ARFF SVC AVBL DURG SKED ACR OPS.
  • ·MNTND WINTER MONTHS; RCMD DALGT OPS. 9 FT FENCE 554 FT S.
  • ·RWY 02/20 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/380 SKED & NON-SKED OPS WITH PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 237/F/B/X/T PCR VALUE: 280/F/B/X/T CFM AVBL - 907-209-0305.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · GST

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-07-13 Cessna 401 · Fuel exhaustion · dusk →
1999-08-01 Cessna 180A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-06-11 Cessna 185F · Other · day →
1995-06-24 Cessna 172 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-08-11 Piper PA-22-150 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1982-11-26 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Clark Frederick Miller Ketchikan AK 227 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 434 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 437 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 441 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 441 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 441 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 441 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 441 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 441 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 441 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kelly Rodman Warren Gustavus AK 1 nm
Lynn Norris Bennett Juneau AK 39 nm
Marc Finkelstein Juneau AK 39 nm
Michael Bradley Sapp Juneau AK 39 nm
Robert Michael Rawson Juneau AK 39 nm
Jason Alan Kulbeth Juneau AK 39 nm
Dawn Renee Welch Juneau AK 39 nm
Richard Ellis Peabody Juneau AK 39 nm
Michael David Sprenger Juneau AK 39 nm
Kirt Douglas Stage-Harvey Juneau AK 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joseph William Tiblis Jr Gustavus AK 1 nm
Allen Chris Trump Gustavus AK 1 nm
Charles Tilden Bale Gustavus AK 1 nm
James Benjamin Tencate Gustavus AK 1 nm
Lynn Norris Bennett Juneau AK 39 nm
Joseph Samuel Johnson Juneau AK 39 nm
Brock Matthew Weidner Juneau AK 39 nm
Michael Bradley Sapp Juneau AK 39 nm
Edward Kevin Kiesel Juneau AK 39 nm
Nathan Steed Larson-Alexander Juneau AK 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 443 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 457 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 460 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 515 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 745 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 782 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 792 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 819 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 823 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 833 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.