Hoonah Airport (PAOH), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Hoonah Airport (PAOH) is an unattended public-use field in southeast Alaska served by a single paved runway. Traffic is light and dominated by business aviation operations, with FAA TFMSC recording 152 bizav operations in 2025.
Runways
Hoonah Airport has one paved runway, 06/24, 3,367 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Hoonah Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Juneau International (PAJN), 31 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Hoonah Airport recorded 152 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Traffic at PAOH is concentrated in the September-October period, with fewer operations recorded in the winter months of November and December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 24 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Hoonah Airport averages 23.7 freeze days in March and 5.6 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 64.5°F, and January the coldest, at 34.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Hoonah Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, weight restrictions, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
The airport is closed to air carrier operations with more than 30 passenger seats.
The airport is closed to aircraft over 12,500 lbs gross weight, except with prior permission from the airport manager.
Pilot-activated REIL on runways 06 and 24; PAPI on runway 06; MIRL on runway 06/24, activated via CTAF.
The runway safety area measures 150 ft by 3,600 ft.
Runway markings are non-standard; runway edge lights are irregularly spaced.
The runway 06 PAPI is unusable beyond 2 degrees right of centerline and beyond 5.8 NM; it does not provide obstruction clearance beyond 5.8 NM.
Parachute jump aircraft operations onto the runway, taxiway, and aircraft parking apron are prohibited.
Wildlife has been observed in the vicinity of the runway.
Airport conditions are not maintained; maintenance is performed on an irregular basis. Daylight operations and a prior visual inspection are recommended.
High terrain surrounds the airport in all quadrants.
Alert: see the general notice for en route CTAF frequencies.
Alert: an unlighted 6-cable zipline is located 2 NM northwest of the field, spanning 200 to 1,600 ft.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather camera website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Hoonah Airport has two airfields within 31 NM. The closest is Gustavus (PAGS), 21.89 NM northwest.
Part of the Southeast Alaska area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAOH
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PAOH.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at PAOH?
Fuel type and availability are not published for Hoonah Airport (PAOH). Dispatchers should plan for a fuel stop elsewhere, since no fuel service data is confirmed for this field.
Are there weight or passenger restrictions at Hoonah Airport?
Yes. PAOH is closed to air carrier operations with more than 30 passenger seats, and aircraft over 12,500 lbs gross weight are also prohibited except with prior permission from the airport manager.
Where does traffic for PAOH clear customs?
Hoonah Airport (PAOH) has no onsite customs facility. The nearest customs airport is Juneau International (PAJN), located about 30.5 nautical miles away.