Airports / Alaska / GST
Gustavus Airport
PAGS / GSTGustavus, AlaskaELEV 35 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gustavus Airport, listed as PAGS / GST, is a mid-sized airport in Gustavus, Alaska. The airport sits 35 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 GST for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI, 8 nm), Hoonah Airport (HNH, 22 nm), and Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV, 24 nm).
Charter pricing from GST depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gustavus.
Field capability
ICAO
PAGS
IATA
GST
FAA / Local
GST
Elevation
35 ft
Coordinates
58.4253° N · 135.7070° 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 35 ft, GST sits lower than 74% 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.
- 8nmEXIExcursion Inlet Seaplane BaseExcursion Inlet
- 22nmHNHHoonah AirportHoonah
- 24nmELVElfin Cove Seaplane BaseElfin Cove
- 27nmFNRFunter Bay Seaplane BaseFunter Bay
- 33nmPECPelican Seaplane BasePelican
- 36nmJNUJuneau International AirportJuneau
Location
Open the full mapPAGS · Gustavus Airport · Gustavus, AK
From the ramp
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