Galena
GAL · PAGAEdward G. Pitka Sr Airport
Passengers a year
25.3K
#238 busiest in the U.S.
7
nonstop destinations
10
airlines
8
departures a day
57.3%
load factor
Airlines
Wright Air Service is the largest carrier at Galena, with 57% of all passengers. 10 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Wright Air Service holds 57% of the airport — the 55th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is OTZ at 57%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | |
|---|---|---|---|
8V Wright Air Service60% full | 57.2% | 14.5K | 6 |
5V Everts Air Cargo59% full | 37.2% | 9.4K | 4 |
4W Warbelow29% full | 2.5% | 622 | — |
8E Bering Air45% full | 1.7% | 432 | — |
KO Alaska Central Express28% full | 1.0% | 241 | — |
+Other airlines | 0.5% | 131 | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand.
Destinations
7 nonstop destinations from Galena, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Wright Air Service · Everts Air Cargo
Nulato (NUL)
1.8K1,847 departing · 51% full
Wright Air Service · Everts Air Cargo
Huslia (HSL)
1.4K1,412 departing · 43% full
Wright Air Service · Everts Air Cargo
Kaltag (KAL)
868868 departing · 57% full
Wright Air Service
Koyukuk (KYU)
538538 departing · 48% full
Wright Air Service
Ruby (RBY)
508508 departing · 42% full
Wright Air Service
Everts Air Cargo
All nonstop destinations
7 nonstop · 2 airlines · 7 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Galena.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna 208 Caravan
2,222 departures · 60% full
74.5%
Pilatus PC-12
550 departures · 60% full
18.4%
Piper PA-31
102 departures · 29% full
3.4%
Cessna Skycourier 408
47 departures · 54% full
1.6%
Beech 1900 A
30 departures · 40% full
1.0%
Cessna C208B
21 departures · 25% full
0.7%
Cessna C206
5 departures · —
0.2%
Bht 206 L4 Long Ranger
4 departures · 12% full
0.1%
Bell Bht 407
1 departures · 0% full
0.0%
- Narrowbody
1 departures · —
0.0%
When Galena is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak August 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 8,590
- 1991
- 1,297
- 1998
- 16
- 2000
- 176
- 2001
- 278
- 2002
- 34,400
- 2003
- 40,786
- 2004
- 40,748
- 2005
- 37,255
- 2006
- 38,425
- 2007
- 35,295
- 2008
- 33,246
- 2009
- 33,683
- 2010
- 35,936
- 2011
- 31,540
- 2012
- 30,741
- 2013
- 31,799
- 2014
- 27,297
- 2015
- 26,451
- 2016
- 25,145
- 2017
- 25,645
- 2018
- 26,634
- 2019
- 25,884
- 2020
- 9,213
- 2021
- 16,700
- 2022
- 21,880
- 2023
- 24,700
- 2024
- 25,761
- 2025
- 25,602
- 2026
- 13,758 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL)?
Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport handled about 25.3K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #238 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 8 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL)?
Wright Air Service is the largest carrier at Galena (GAL), flying about 57% of its passengers. 10 airlines serve Galena in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL)?
Galena (GAL) has 7 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
What aircraft flies most from Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL)?
The Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures from Galena (GAL), about 74% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Galena. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).