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Shungnak Airport
PAGH / SHGShungnak, AlaskaELEV 197 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kobuk Airport (OBU) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Shungnak, Alaska, Shungnak Airport (PAGH / SHG) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 197 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 SHG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kobuk Airport (OBU, 6 nm), Ambler Airport (ABL, 21 nm), and Selawik Airport (WLK, 69 nm).
Charter pricing from SHG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Shungnak.
Field capability
ICAO
PAGH
IATA
SHG
FAA / Local
SHG
Elevation
197 ft
Coordinates
66.8881° N · 157.1620° 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
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 197 ft, SHG sits higher than 61% 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.
- 6nmOBUKobuk AirportKobuk
- 21nmABLAmbler AirportAmbler
- 69nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 74nmHSLHuslia AirportHuslia
- 77nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 86nmHUSHughes AirportHughes
Location
Open the full mapPAGH · Shungnak Airport · Shungnak, AK