Russian Mission Airport

Airport

Russian Mission Airport

* IATA: RSH
* ICAO: PARS
* FAA LID: RSH

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Alaska DOT&PF \- Northern Region
Serves| Russian Mission, Alaska
Elevation AMSL| 51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates| 61°46′30″N 161°19′10″W﻿ / ﻿61.77500°N 161.31944°W﻿ / 61.77500; -161.31944
Map

RSH

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
17/35  | 3,600  | 1,097  | Gravel
18W/36W  | 3,000  | 914  | Water

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

## Facilities

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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

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Ryan Air |  Aniak

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

## Accidents and incidents

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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]

## See also

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* List of airports in Alaska

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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)".

## External links

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* FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
* FAA Terminal Procedures for RSH, effective August 7, 2025
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for RSH
* AirNav airport information for PARS
* ASN accident history for RSH
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PARS
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for RSH

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