Russian Mission Airport (RSH)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	RSH
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	161°19'9.8354" W / 61°46'29.6050" N -161.319399 / 61.774890 (Estimated)
Elevation	58.30 ft / 17.77 m (Surveyed)
Land	143 acres
Location	Kusilvak County, AK
Magnetic Variation	11E (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
Address	2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone number	907-451-2200
Manager	ERIK WEINGARTH
Address	PO BOX 135 ST MARYS, AK 99658
Phone number	907-438-2416

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	MC GRATH
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility	RSH (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.9 MHz
AWOS-3P	RSH (907-560-7678)

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	3620 x 100 ft (1103 x 30 m)
Surface	GRAVEL (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	18	36
Alignment	188°	8°
Physical elevation	58.30 ft	58.20 ft
Coordinates	61.779794 / -161.318049	61.769977 / -161.320755
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
VGSI		4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions	3000 x 500 ft (914 x 152 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	18W	36W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Remarks

• SEAPLANES OPERATE N-S IN YUKON RIVER AND E-W IN NUNVOTCHUK LAKE. WATCH FOR FISH NETS CLOSE TO SHORE.
• RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED - RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LNDG.
• WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -30C.