Skip to content

PAQH · Quinhagak Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID PAQH Elev 42 ft Lat 59° 45.31' N Lon 161° 50.70' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 134° 4,000 ft 75 ft GRVL No —
30 314° 4,000 ft 75 ft GRVL 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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 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 MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating beacon. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating beacon. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating beacon. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT rotating beacon—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 207 QUARTZ CREEK / KOUGAROK (5QC) 2 S UTC–9(–8DT) N65º24.36´ W164º39.34´ 416 NOTAM FILE OME RWY 12–30: 2960X64 (GRVL–DIRT) RWY 12: Brush.
  • ·Rwy condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
  • ·Washouts 350 ft from Rwy 12 thld N half of rwy has humps and dips with rocks to 4 inches, N 1000 ft grown over with grass to 12 inches, rwy not maintained.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 edge and thld marked by 30" orange cones.
  • ·Thld panels broken and faded.
  • ·No line of sight between ends of rwy.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 has several heaves and swales along the full length of rwy.
  • ·Has loose gravel and rocks up to 7 in diameter on the rwy surface.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-443-2500
  • ·NOME (H) (H) VORW/DME 115.0 OME Chan 97 N64º29.11´ W165º15.19´ 004º 57.5 NM to fld. 95/11E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free to Nome FSS dial 1–800–478–8400.
  • ·For a toll free call to Fairbanks FSS dial 1–866–248–6516.
  • ·QUINHAGAK (AQH)(PAQH) 2 E UTC–9(–8DT) N59º45.31´ W161º50.72´ 43 B NOTAM FILE AQH RWY 12–30: 4000X75 (GRVL) MIRL
  • ·Rwy 12–30 lg swells acrs rwy and extdg alg the majority of rwy len; heaves and dips entire len.
  • ·For landing fees contact the Village Airport Manager at 907–556–2375.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-556-2375
  • ·AWOS–3P 121.575 (907) 560–7607.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 QUINHAGAK RCO 122.1 (KENAI RADIO) ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.2 372.0
  • ·BETHEL (H) (H) VORTACW 114.1 BET Chan 88 N60º47.09´ W161º49.46´ 167º 62.0 NM to fld. 105/14E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·NOME KODIAK H–2J, L–3C IAP AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · KWN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

1

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=9

  • Ground collision 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2000-06-22 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-07-29 Cessna 207 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-01-10 Cessna 207 · Engine failure · day →
1998-05-21 Cessna 207 · Ground collision · day →
1992-06-18 Cessna 207 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-11-07 Cessna 207 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1983-12-11 Cessna C-185A · Ground collision · day →
1983-06-12 Piper PA-32-300 · Stall / spin · day →
1982-11-03 Beech 50 · Under/overshoot · 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
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 320 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 320 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 372 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 375 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 379 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 380 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 380 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 380 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 381 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 381 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
Kevin Warren O'Bleness Bethel AK 62 nm
Jeffrey Allan Venes Bethel AK 62 nm
Justin James Essian Bethel AK 62 nm
Daniel Christian Rush Bethel AK 62 nm
Danielle Elise Lowrey Bethel AK 62 nm
John Jay Weber Aleknagik AK 101 nm
Philip Jan Zygmunt Aleknagik AK 101 nm
Thomas Daniel Schlagel Dillingham AK 110 nm
Joseph David Wittkop Dillingham AK 110 nm
Ryan Allen Miller Dillingham AK 110 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
Harvey Burton Paul Kongiganak AK 33 nm
Charles David Rodgers Sr Bethel AK 62 nm
Nathan Michael Dehaan Bethel AK 62 nm
Edward Joseph Bartnicki Bethel AK 62 nm
Thomas Daniel Ratledge Bethel AK 62 nm
Kevin Bryan Schmitt Bethel AK 62 nm
Michael John Walter Bethel AK 62 nm
Jeffrey Paul Hoffman Bethel AK 62 nm
David Mute Bethel AK 62 nm
Curt Allen Madson Bethel AK 62 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 361 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 365 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 390 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 494 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1494 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1534 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1541 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1558 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1566 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1574 nm

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