Where is PHO airport?

PHO is a small airport in Point Hope, Alaska, United States, at 68.3488, -166.7990, 4 m above sea level.

What time zone is PHO in?

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

How many passengers use PHO?

7,752 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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PHO — Point Hope Airport

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Small airport in Point Hope, United States.

IATA code: PHO
ICAO code: PAPO
Size: small; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,752; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 9; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Nome
Elevation: 4 m; 13 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,219 m

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About PHO

Point Hope Airport is a small airport serving Point Hope, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 7,752 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 9 nonstop routes from PHO.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from PHO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PHO → OTZ	Kotzebue, United States	242 km	6,240
PHO → KVL	Kivalina, United States	116 km	1,148
PHO → PIZ	Point Lay, United States	216 km	172
PHO → LUR	Cape Lisburne, United States	65 km	79
PHO → BRW	Utqiaġvik, United States	506 km	61
PHO → WTK	Noatak, United States	182 km	28
PHO → AKP	Anaktuvuk Pass, United States	622 km	18
PHO → AIN	Wainwright, United States	368 km	5
PHO → FAI	Fairbanks, United States	923 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 PHO

8E Bering Air · 2,230 flights
8V Wright Air Service · 111 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 20 flights

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

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LUR	Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport	Cape Lisburne, United States	65 km
KVL	Kivalina Airport	Kivalina, United States	115 km
WTK	Noatak Airport	Noatak, United States	182 km
PIZ	Point Lay LRRS Airport	Point Lay, United States	215 km
SHH	Shishmaref Airport	Shishmaref, United States	235 km

Distance from PHO to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PHO → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,667 km	—
PHO → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,070 km	—
PHO → CDG	Paris, France	6,958 km	—
PHO → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,870 km	—
PHO → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,779 km	—
PHO → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,603 km	—
PHO → JFK	New York, United States	5,998 km	—
PHO → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,267 km	—
PHO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,873 km	—
PHO → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,833 km	—
PHO → HND	Tokyo, Japan	4,901 km	—
PHO → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,159 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
03/21	1,219 m	23 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Point Hope, Alaska, United States · 68.3488, -166.7990

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Questions

Point Hope Airport has the IATA code PHO and the ICAO code PAPO. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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