Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport
Airport
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Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (IATA: PSG, ICAO: PAPG, FAA LID: PSG) is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Petersburg, a city in the Petersburg Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska that has no road access to the outside world.[1] Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Petersburg, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 113 ft (34 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°48′05″N 132°56′46″W | ||||||||||
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  PSG Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 24,921 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2023, and 25,209 enplanements in 2024.[2] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025-2029, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 1, 2017, the airport had 13,492 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per day: 15% general aviation, 74% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 10 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Alaska Airlines operates daily Boeing 737-700 passenger and formerly operated Boeing 737-400 passenger/cargo Combi aircraft jet service from the airport.[5]
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Juneau, AK | 9,330 | Alaska |
| 2 | Seattle/Tacoma, WA | 8,880 | Alaska |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | 3,510 | Alaska |
| 4 | Ketchikan, AK | 2,440 | Alaska |
| 5 | Wrangell, AK | 460 | Alaska |
