Russian Mission Airport

Russian Mission 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
Map
	RSH Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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

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

Airlines	Destinations
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]