Where is DRG airport?

DRG is a medium-sized airport in Deering, Alaska, United States, at 66.0689, -162.7669, 6 m above sea level.

What time zone is DRG in?

DRG is in the America/Nome time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use DRG?

5,596 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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DRG — Deering Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Deering, United States.

IATA code: DRG
ICAO code: PADE
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 5,596; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 5; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Nome
Elevation: 6 m; 20 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 1,012 m

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About DRG

Deering Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Deering, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 5,596 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from DRG.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from DRG

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DRG → OTZ	Kotzebue, United States	91 km	3,011
DRG → BKC	Buckland, United States	74 km	2,350
DRG → OME	Nome, United States	214 km	205
DRG → SHH	Shishmaref, United States	151 km	29
DRG → UNK	Unalakleet, United States	260 km	1

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at DRG

8E Bering Air · 1,436 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 18 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BKC	Buckland Airport	Buckland, United States	74 km
OTZ	Ralph Wien Memorial Airport	Kotzebue, United States	91 km
ORV	Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport	Noorvik, United States	114 km
WLK	Selawik Airport	Selawik, United States	137 km
IAN	Bob Baker Memorial Airport	Kiana, United States	144 km
KKA	Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport	Koyuk, United States	146 km

Distance from DRG to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DRG → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,882 km	—
DRG → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,378 km	—
DRG → CDG	Paris, France	7,181 km	—
DRG → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,108 km	—
DRG → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,061 km	—
DRG → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,833 km	—
DRG → JFK	New York, United States	5,917 km	—
DRG → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,120 km	—
DRG → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,601 km	—
DRG → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,015 km	—
DRG → HND	Tokyo, Japan	4,996 km	—
DRG → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,467 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
03/21	1,012 m	23 m	Gravel	Yes
12/30	811 m	23 m	Gravel	Yes

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Location

Deering, Alaska, United States · 66.0689, -162.7669

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Questions

Deering Airport has the IATA code DRG and the ICAO code PADE. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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