AirportsRussian Mission Airport is a small airport serving Russian Mission, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RSH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RSH
- ICAO code
- PARS
- City
- Russian Mission
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 61.7751° N, 161.3195° W
- Elevation
- 16 m (51 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,097 m (3,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RSH means Russian Mission Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PARS. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.7751° N, 161.3195° W. It stands 16 metres (51 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Russian Mission Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,097 metres (3,600 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 572.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,097 m 3,600 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 18W/36W | 914 m 3,000 ft | 152 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Don Hunter Sr AirportMarshall | MLL | 38 km |
| Kalskag AirportKalskag | KLG | 58 km |
| Tuluksak AirportTuluksak | TLT | 79 km |
| Pilot Station AirportPilot Station | PQS | 88 km |
| Holy Cross AirportHoly Cross | HCR | 93 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,701 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,838 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,798 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,309 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,993 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,314 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,121 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,968 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,466 km | 14 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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