Russian Mission Airport

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Russian Mission Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves Russian Mission, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates 61°46′30″N161°19′10″W / 61.77500°N 161.31944°W / 61.77500; -161.31944
Map
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RSH
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/353,6001,097Gravel
18W/36W3,000914Water

Russian Mission Airport( IATA : RSH, ICAO : PARS, FAA LID : RSH) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Russian Mission, a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1]

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Facilities

Russian Mission Airport covers an area of 143 acres (58  ha ) at an elevation of 51 feet (16 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,600 by 100 ft (1,097 x 30 m) gravel surface. It also has a seaplane landing area designated 18W/36W which covers an area of the Yukon River measuring 3,000 by 500 ft (914 x 152 m). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Ryan Air Aniak

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Accidents and incidents

On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, a collision occurred near Russian Mission Airport involving a Ravn Connect Cessna Caravan 208B EX aircraft that had been leased from Hageland Aviation Services and a Renfro's Alaskan Adventures Piper PA-18 Super Cub, killing the three people on board the Cessna Caravan 208B and the two on board the Piper aircraft. The Ravn Connect flight was a commercial one from Russian Mission Airport to Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport in Marshall, while the Renfro's Alaskan Adventures aircraft was on a charter flight from Bethel Airport to a hunting location. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for RSH PDF , effective 2009-05-07.
  2. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX N752RV Russian Mission Airport, AK (RSH)".


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