PAGA · Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport

GALENA, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

153

Elevation ft

Runways

6,000

Longest ft · 08/26

64.74N

156.94W

Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport serves Galena, Alaska at 153 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	6,000 × 100 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
06/24	2,600 × 50 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 153 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	153 ft	2,468 ft	2,126 ft	3,189 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,353 ft	2,702 ft	2,253 ft	3,379 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,553 ft	2,936 ft	2,379 ft	3,569 ft
35°C afternoon	2,590 ft	2,943 ft	2,383 ft	3,575 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,575 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAGA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAUN Unalakleet Airport	113 nm SW	5,900 ft
PAMC McGrath Airport	113 nm S	5,936 ft
PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport	190 nm NW	6,300 ft
PANI Aniak Airport	202 nm S	6,200 ft
PAOM Nome Airport	219 nm W	6,176 ft
PAFA Fairbanks International Airport	232 nm E	11,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAGA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAGA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAGA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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