Airports / Alaska / UGS
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pilot Point Airport (PIP) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ugashik, Alaska, Ugashik Airport (UGS) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 25 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into UGS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pilot Point Airport (PIP, 7 nm), Egegik Airport (EGX, 40 nm), and Port Heiden Airport (PTH, 53 nm).
Charter pricing from UGS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ugashik.
Field capability
ICAO
9A8
IATA
UGS
FAA / Local
9A8
Elevation
25 ft
Coordinates
57.5235° N · 157.3963° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 25 ft, UGS sits lower than 80% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmPIPPilot Point AirportPilot Point
- 40nmEGXEgegik AirportEgegik
- 53nmPTHPort Heiden AirportPort Heiden
- 72nmWSNSouth Naknek Number 2 AirportSouth Naknek
- 73nmAKNKing Salmon AirportKing Salmon
- 79nmKCGChignik AirportChignik
Location
Open the full map9A8 · Ugashik Airport · Ugashik, AK