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5AK2

Howards Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99705

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1968
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 FAI (14 nm W):

124.4 (907-621-7609)

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		133/7.5		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

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
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

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	03:01	11:01
Sunset	00:42	08:42
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Jun-2025 22:07:41
Local (UTC-8)	21-Jun-2025 14:07:41

METAR

PAEI 7nm SE	212155Z 12003KT 10SM BKN230 28/06 A2985 RMK AO2A SLP110 T02810062 $
PAFB 9nm NW	212155Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM FEW320 FEW350 27/07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02690073 $
PAFA 14nm W	212153Z 19007KT 10SM BKN080 BKN150 BKN240 26/07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 FU BKN080 T02610067 $

TAF

PAEI 7nm SE	211400Z 2114/2220 VRB06KT 9999 SCT080 BKN150 QNH2983INS TX28/2200Z TN12/2114Z
PAFA 14nm W	211727Z 2118/2224 22003KT 6SM HZ SCT150 TEMPO 2210/2214 BKN060

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