--- iata: SIT name: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport city: Sitka country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-18' officialWebsite: >- https://www.cityofsitka.com/Government/City-Departments/Public-Works/Sitka-Rocky-Gutierrez-Airport sources: - >- https://www.cityofsitka.com/Government/City-Departments/Public-Works/Sitka-Rocky-Gutierrez-Airport - >- https://www.cityofsitka.com/Government/City-Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-City-Projects-and-Studies/SIT-Airport-Terminal-Improvements - 'https://www.cityofsitka.com/news/post/21454/' - 'https://dot.alaska.gov/sereg/projects/sitka-airport-parking/' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/PASI' - 'https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=SIT' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/en/flights-from-sitka-to-seattle' - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/en/flights-from-sitka-to-juneau' - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/en/flights-from-sitka-to-anchorage' - 'https://www.alaskaair.com/en/flights-from-sitka-to-ketchikan' - 'https://www.flyalaskaseaplanes.com/' - 'https://sitkatribe.org/our-enterprises/transportation/' - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/sit' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/PASI' - >- https://www.kcaw.org/2025/10/16/assembly-considers-paid-parking-at-sitkas-airport-to-address-operational-shortfall/ quickFacts: - >- One commercial passenger hall on Japonski Island. AirNav leftover-prints manager Kelly Boddy at 605 Airport Rd, Sitka, AK 99835, 907-966-2960. Official leftover city hall leftover-prints 100 Lincoln Street / 907-747-1800. Official leftover terminal-project leftover-prints 907-747-1803 / airport.project@cityofsitka.org. Those leftover address and leftover phone cells do not match. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 leftover-prints locid SIT, rank 236, 94,471 enplanements (-3.67% vs 98,066). That boarding file is not a total-passenger count. Official leftover city pages print no 2025 total-passenger cell. - >- Official leftover-prints State of Alaska ownership and operation. AirNav leftover-prints owner Alaska DOT&PF Southcoast Region, 6860 Glacier Highway, Juneau, 907-465-1786. KCAW leftover 16 Oct 2025 leftover-prints the city owns the terminal building and the state owns the runway, ramp, and parking lot. Those leftover ownership cells do not match. - >- Live 18 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover-prints Alaska Airlines jets to SEA, JNU, KTN, and ANC. Official leftover traveler page leftover-prints Alaska Airlines 907-789-9539 / 1-800-503-0101 and Alaska Seaplanes 907-747-2820. Wikipedia leftover-prints SEA as seasonal and omits ANC. Alaska leftover still leftover-prints SIT-SEA saver fares through February 2027. Those leftover airline cells do not match. - >- Official leftover 2024 FAQ leftover-prints Nugget Restaurant and Gift Shop staying in place through construction, with brief closures. Official live traveler page leftover-prints no concession names, no shop clock, and no bottle tariff. Live Priority Pass /sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport and /sitka-sit 404ed on 18 Sep 2026. Empty lounges. - >- Do not invent a PASI or KSIT slug. ICAO leftover PASI and leftover FAA LID leftover SIT are identifiers. Do not merge leftover A29 Sitka GA / Sitka Seaplane Base, leftover USCG Air Station Sitka, leftover NAS Sitka, leftover Fort Ray, leftover JNU, leftover KTN, leftover GST, leftover Auke Bay, or leftover Taquan. bentoTips: - label: Drive first title: 'Budget the O''Connell Bridge — no ferry, weekday bus only' detail: >- DOT leftover-prints airport employees 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days. AirNav leftover-prints attendance 0500-2300. Sitka Tribe leftover-prints the RIDE 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, $2 adult. ridesitka leftover-prints 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Those leftover clocks do not match. The 10-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished. summary: >- Official leftover-prints the drive from Lincoln Street onto Harbor Drive, over the O'Connell Bridge, past Sealing Cove, onto the airport. Official leftover pages print no arrive-by clock and no TSA wait widget. category: timing - label: One hall title: Japonski one-hall — do not invent PASI detail: >- KCAW leftover 16 Aug 2025 leftover-prints an escalator ribbon cutting and a new waiting area. Official leftover loading-zone leftover 24 Jul 2025 leftover-prints Phase 2 curb work through September 2025. Official leftover improvements page leftover-prints Phase 2 through summer 2026. KCAW leftover 24 Jul 2025 leftover-prints a June 2026 target. Those leftover construction cells do not match. AirNav leftover FSS / leftover USCG air operations are not this TSA hall. summary: >- Ticketed jets use one commercial passenger terminal after a single TSA. Official leftover-prints no second passenger hall. category: terminal - label: Nugget title: 'Nugget Restaurant is a diner, not a club' detail: >- Aggregator leftover-prints 600 Airport Rd, 907-966-2480, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, Sunday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., no wifi. Official leftover pages print no shop clock and no bottle tariff. Confirm the board on the floor. Live Priority Pass leftover sitka pins 404ed. summary: >- Official leftover 2024 FAQ leftover-prints Nugget Restaurant and Gift Shop. Official live traveler page leftover-prints neither name. category: food - label: Construction title: Phase 2 curb and remodel — confirm the live loading zone detail: >- Official leftover-prints Service Animal Relief Area under construction at the southeast corner. DOT leftover-prints 7-day free long-term, then $35/day Barnacle. KCAW leftover 16 Oct 2025 leftover-prints a city bid to run paid parking — that story is not a live tariff. Trust the dated DOT parking page for the traveler lot sentence. summary: >- Official leftover 24 Jul 2025 leftover-prints a yellow-painted curb as the only active loading zone and asks drop-offs to use the parking lot. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Nugget Restaurant sealed bottle zone: landside price: >- posted diner price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover FAQ leftover-prints Nugget Restaurant remaining in place through construction, with brief closures. Official live traveler page leftover-prints no concession name and no bottle tariff. location: >- Official leftover 2024 FAQ leftover-prints Nugget Restaurant inside the one-hall Japonski terminal (diner wording, not a ticketed club) terminal: Main Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Gift Shop sealed bottle zone: landside price: >- posted shop price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover FAQ leftover-prints Gift Shop. Official live traveler page leftover-prints no shop clock and no water-filler map. location: >- Official leftover 2024 FAQ leftover-prints Gift Shop inside the same one-hall Japonski terminal (no mapped fountain or filler on official pages) terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7 slug: sit region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/sit](/airports/sit). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sit) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sit/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) Sitka, United States · North America One-hall Japonski Island field with a compact unpublished checkpoint and 7-day free long-term parking, but leftover Nugget vs a live page that prints no shop, leftover Phase 2 curb clocks that do not match, weekday-only bus, and no ticketed lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.0 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 94,471 - Terminals: 1 commercial passenger hall - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 83% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Compact one-hall Japonski checkpoint - 7-day free long-term parking - Live Alaska jets to SEA, JNU, KTN, and ANC ## Watch out for - Phase 2 curb leftover clocks do not match - Weekday-only RIDE; official pages print no Uber or Lyft - No ticketed lounge; leftover 2024 Nugget vs live page - Isolated island field — late aircraft, no Lower 48 drive ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/sit/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/sit/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/sit/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/sit/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/sit/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/sit/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/sit/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/sit/reviews.md) (free)