Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport

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Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
IATA: GAL – ICAO: PAGA – FAA: GAL
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location		Galena, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		153 ft / 47 m
Coordinates		64°44′10″N 156°56′15″W / 64.73611, -156.9375
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
7/25	7,249	2,209	Asphalt/Concrete
6/24	2,786	849	Gravel
Statistics
Based aircraft			13
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (IATA: GAL, ICAO: PAGA, FAA LID: GAL) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Galena, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and non-stop destinations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Facilities

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport covers an area of 1,250 acres (506 ha) which contains two runways:

• Runway 7/25: 7,249 x 150 ft. (2,209 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
• Runway 6/24: 2,786 x 80 ft. (849 x 24 m), Surface: Gravel

[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations

• Arctic Circle Air Service (Fairbanks)^{[citation needed]}

• Frontier Flying Service (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Huslia, Kaltag, Koyukuk, Nulato, Ruby)^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for GAL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
2. ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.

[edit] External links

• Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
• FAA Airport Diagram for Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PAGA
  • ASN accident history for GAL
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAGA
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAGA
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for GAL