Shageluk Airport (PAHX), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
PAHX, also known as Shageluk Airport, serves the village of Shageluk in western Alaska with a gravel-dirt runway and an adjacent seaplane base on the Innoko River. The field is unattended, and there is no customs presence onsite, with the nearest customs facility at PAOM roughly 191 nautical miles away.
Runways
Shageluk Airport has two runways. The longest, 18W/36W, is 5,000 ft long and 1,000 ft wide, with a water surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Shageluk Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 191 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Shageluk Airport recorded 165 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at PAHX peaks sharply in September, with ops levels roughly triple the monthly average for the rest of the year, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 42 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Shageluk Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
REIL for Runway 34, PAPI for Runway 34, and MIRL for Runway 16/34 are activated via CTAF.
Runway condition is unmaintained; a visual inspection is recommended before landing.
Seaplane base operations take place on the Innoko River, adjacent to the village.
The airport floods during spring breakup and becomes soft after heavy rain.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Shageluk Airport has three airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Grayling (PAGX), 18.17 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAHX
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 PAHX.
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 PAHX?
Fuel service details are not confirmed for Shageluk Airport (PAHX). Operators should plan for the possibility of no onsite fuel and coordinate alternate fueling arrangements before dispatching to this field.
What runway conditions should pilots expect at Shageluk Airport?
Runway 16/34 at PAHX is an unmaintained gravel-dirt surface, and a visual inspection before landing is recommended. The field also floods during spring breakup and gets soft after heavy rain, so surface conditions can vary.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PAHX?
There is no customs service onsite at Shageluk Airport (PAHX). The nearest customs facility is at PAOM, located approximately 191 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside the US should plan clearance there in advance.