Russian Mission Airport

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]

Russian Mission Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesRussian Mission, Alaska
Elevation AMSL51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates61°46′30″N 161°19′10″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,600 1,097 Gravel
18W/36W 3,000 914 Water

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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for RSH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
  2. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160831-0


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