Airports / Alaska / SHX
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Anvik Airport (ANV) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Shageluk Airport (PAHX / SHX) sits in Shageluk, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 79 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SHX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Anvik Airport (ANV, 17 nm), Grayling Airport (KGX, 18 nm), and Holy Cross Airport (HCR, 31 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SHX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SHX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAHX
IATA
SHX
FAA / Local
SHX
Elevation
79 ft
Coordinates
62.6921° N · 159.5690° 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 79 ft, SHX sits lower than 59% 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.
- 17nmANVAnvik AirportAnvik
- 18nmKGXGrayling AirportGrayling
- 31nmHCRHoly Cross AirportHoly Cross
- 64nmCKDCrooked Creek AirportCrooked Creek
- 67nmANIAniak AirportAniak
- 68nmCHUChuathbaluk AirportChuathbaluk
Location
Open the full mapPAHX · Shageluk Airport · Shageluk, AK