St. Mary's Airport (Alaska)

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Airport typePublic
ElevationAMSL314 ft / 96 m
St. Mary's Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAlaska DOT&PF
LocationSt. Mary's, Alaska
Elevation AMSL314 ft / 96 m
Coordinates62°03′39″N 163°18′07″W / 62.06083°N 163.30194°W / 62.06083; -163.30194
Map
KSM is located in Alaska
KSM
KSM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,008 1,831 Gravel
6/24 1,520 463 Gravel
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

St. Mary's Airport (IATA: KSM, ICAO: PASM, FAA LID: KSM)[2] is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of St. Mary's, in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Northern Region.[1]

St. Mary's Airport covers an area of 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) and contains two gravel surfaced runways: 17/35 measuring 6,008 x 150 feet (1,831 x 46 m) and 6/24 measuring 1,520 x 60 feet (463 x 18 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aleutian Airways Anchorage[3]
Grant Aviation Bethel, Mountain Village[4]
Ryan Air Bethel, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station[5]

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of KSM
(April 2024 – March 2025)
[6]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Bethel, AK 1,640 Grant, Ryan
2 Anchorage, AK 1,320 Ravn Alaska
3 Pilot Station, AK 90 Ryan
4 Mountain Village, AK 90 Ryan

Accidents

  • On November 29, 2013, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Era Alaska crashed 1 mile SE of the airport because of nighttime weather conditions, pilot error, and loss of situational awareness. The pilot and 3 passengers were killed out of 10 on board.[7]

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