Hughes Airport (Alaska)


Hughes Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Hughes, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,148 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 1% from the 1,137 enplanements in 2006.

Facilities and aircraft

Hughes Airport has one runway with a gravel surface measuring 3,380 by 100 feet. 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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Statistics

RankCityAirportPassengers
1Fairbanks, AKFairbanks International Airport (FAI)890
2Huslia, AKHuslia Airport (HSL)40
3Allakaket, AKAllakaket Airport (AET)10
4Ruby, AKRuby Airport (RBY)10
5Tanana, AKTanana Airport (TAL)<10