FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 |
| 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 |
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| FAIr076/17.5 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 122/7.5 | | 257 | | 28E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 130/15.5 | | 356 | | 28E | | 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 23:23 | | 07:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 08:33:29 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 00:33:29 |
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| METAR |
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PAEI
7nm SE | 240755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A2978 RMK AO2 CIG 120 RWY14 SLP087 T00890082 $
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PAFB
9nm NW | 240555Z 14005KT 7SM -RA SCT030 OVC060 11/08 A2976 RMK SLP078 RCRNR 60014 51017 LAST
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PAFA
14nm W | 240753Z 05004KT 10SM FEW060 BKN090 OVC200 11/08 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01060078
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PAEI
7nm SE | 240504 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2969INS TEMPO 0412 20009KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC060 620406 T16/04Z T07/12Z AMD 0520 LIMITED METWATCH 2411 TIL 2415
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PAFB
9nm NW | 240404 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2969INS TEMPO 0412 20009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB OVC060 620406 T16/04Z T07/12Z LIMITED METWATCH 2406 TIL 2414
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PAFA
14nm W | 240546Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT070 BKN120 TEMPO 0610 -SHRA BKN045 FM1000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN070
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