Airports / Alaska / PHO
Point Hope Airport
PAPO / PHOPoint Hope, AlaskaELEV 12 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR).
Overview
Point Hope Airport (PAPO / PHO) is a general aviation field serving Point Hope, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 12 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PHO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR, 35 nm), Kivalina Airport (KVL, 62 nm), and Noatak Airport (WTK, 98 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PHO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PHO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAPO
IATA
PHO
FAA / Local
PHO
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
68.3488° N · 166.7990° 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 12 ft, PHO sits lower than 96% 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.
- 35nmLURCape Lisburne LRRS AirportCape Lisburne
- 62nmKVLKivalina AirportKivalina
- 98nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
- 116nmPIZPoint Lay LRRS AirportPoint Lay
- 127nmSHHShishmaref AirportShishmaref
- 130nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
Location
Open the full mapPAPO · Point Hope Airport · Point Hope, AK
From the ramp
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