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Deering Airport
PADE / DRGDeering, AlaskaELEV 21 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Buckland Airport (BKC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Deering, Alaska, Deering Airport (PADE / DRG) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 21 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into DRG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Buckland Airport (BKC, 40 nm), Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ, 49 nm), and Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from DRG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under 0Z0. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Deering.
Field capability
ICAO
PADE
IATA
DRG
FAA / Local
DEE
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
66.0689° N · 162.7669° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 21 ft, DRG sits lower than 84% 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.
- 40nmBKCBuckland AirportBuckland
- 49nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
- 61nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 74nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 78nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 79nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
Location
Open the full mapPADE · Deering Airport · Deering, AK