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Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PAPG/PSG) serves the fishing community of Petersburg on Mitkof Island in Southeast Alaska's Alexander Archipelago. A non-towered field with a single hard-surfaced runway and an ILS approach, it offers a classic Southeast Alaska approach over forested islands and tidal channels, making it a rewarding destination for the simulator pilot exploring the region's coastal aviation.
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport, ICAO code PAPG and IATA code PSG, sits on Mitkof Island and is the principal airfield serving the town of Petersburg, Alaska. It is a medium-sized regional field with a single instrument-equipped runway, making it a useful and scenic stop for pilots flying through Southeast Alaska's island-studded panhandle, with approaches that typically involve threading between forested hills and tidal waterways.
The airfield lies on Mitkof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska, close to Frederick Sound and within the broader Petersburg community area. It is a non-towered aerodrome: en-route traffic in the surrounding airspace is handled by Anchorage Center, while local aeronautical services are provided by Sitka Radio, the Flight Service Station covering the region. There is no local air traffic control tower, so pilots operate under uncontrolled-field procedures using the common traffic advisory frequency.
The airfield has one physical runway, orientated 05/23, hard-surfaced and lit. The published length is 6,389 ft measured to the runway 23 threshold and 5,984 ft to the runway 05 threshold, and an ILS approach serves runway 23. Field elevation is 108 ft.
Automated weather is broadcast on the AWOS-3 frequency of 125.8 MHz. Traffic at the uncontrolled field is coordinated on the CTAF of 122.5 MHz. Sitka Radio, the local Flight Service Station, is available on 122.35 MHz, and Anchorage Center provides en-route control services on 118 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 23.
Petersburg is an uncontrolled airfield, so arriving and departing traffic self-announces and coordinates on the CTAF of 122.5 MHz rather than working a tower. Pilots should monitor this frequency for other traffic in the pattern and be prepared to make position reports typical of uncontrolled-field operations in Alaska.
The airfield sits on Mitkof Island, with Frederick Sound and the surrounding waterways of the Alexander Archipelago providing useful visual references when approaching from the surrounding straits and channels typical of Southeast Alaska.
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport continues to function as the air gateway for the town of Petersburg, handling scheduled airline service alongside general aviation traffic. It is equipped with an ILS approach to runway 23, useful given the mountainous, often overcast conditions typical of Southeast Alaska flying.