Russian Mission Airport
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Characteristics | ||
ICAO code | PARS | |
IATA code | RSH | |
Coordinates | ||
Height above MSL | 16 m (52 ft ) | |
Basic data | ||
surface | 58 ha | |
Runways | ||
17/35 | 1103 m × 30 m gravel | |
18W / 36W | 914 m × 152 m water |
The Russian Mission Airport ( IATA code RSH ) is an airport in Alaska .
It consists of a gravel road and a seaplane base in the Yukon River near Russian Mission .
Incidents
- On July 20, 1996, engine number 3 of a Douglas DC-6A of Northern Air Cargo ( N313RS ) caught fire after taking off from Emmonak Airport . During the subsequent approach to attempt an emergency landing at the Russian Mission airfield, the right wing broke off, the machine tilted to the right and crashed. All 4 people on board were killed. The cause of the accident was due to material fatigue in the engine and insufficient training of the pilots for emergency situations (see also Northern Air Cargo flight 33 ) .
Web links
- Airport Master Record
- Russian Mission Airport on airnav.com
- RNAV approach to aeronav.faa.gov
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report DC-6 N313RS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on October 24, 2018.