FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AK2 |
| Lat/Long: | 64-43-50.4720N / 147-20-51.6720W 64-43.841200N / 147-20.861200W 64.7306867 / -147.3476867 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 490 ft. / 149 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of NORTH POLE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99705 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at EIL (7 nm SE): | or 119.275 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FAIr083/17.5 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHENA | | 129/7.5 | | 257 | | 21E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 137/15.5 | | 356 | | 21E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m |
| Surface: | dirt |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | trees, 100 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear | | dike |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | J HOWARD BOX 55263 NORTH POLE, AK 99705 |
| Manager: | Phone 488-6869 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: 150/year | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 24 THR LCTD ON TOP OF 12'HIGH FLOOD CONTROL EMBANKMENT, CAUTION ADVISED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (7 nm SE)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (9 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (46 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (61 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:59 | | 17:59 |
| Sunrise | | 10:11 | | 19:11 |
| Sunset | | 15:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 14:27:22 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 05:27:22 |
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| METAR |
PAEI 7nm SE | 291419Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM R32/2000FT BR OVC003 M14/M16 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP989 $
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PAFA 14nm W | 291413Z 36003KT 1 1/2SM R02L/5000VP6000FT -SN BR BKN003 OVC005 M17/M19 A2947 RMK AO2 PCPN VRY LGT P0000
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| TAF |
PAFA 14nm W | 291124Z 2912/3018 00000KT 5SM BR SCT001 OVC005 TEMPO 2912/2915 2SM BR OVC002 FM291800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN060 FM300300 VRB03KT P6SM -SN BKN040
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