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5AK2

Howards Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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
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 24-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:56	17:56
Sunrise	10:00	19:00
Sunset	16:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	17:07	02:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2026 03:41:38
Local (UTC-9)	24-Jan-2026 18:41:38

METAR

PAEI 7nm SE	250255Z 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M14/M16 A3030 RMK AO2A SLP284 T11411164 57012 $
PAFB 9nm NW	250255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT042 M16/M18 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP289 T11571178 57013 $
PAFA 14nm W	250253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 BKN085 M15/M17 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP287 T11501172 58010 VISNO NE $

TAF

PAEI 7nm SE	242255Z 2423/2604 VRB04KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN030 OVC050 620309 QNH3035INS BECMG 2423/2424 VRB04KT 8000 -SN SCT008 BKN020 OVC030 620209 QNH3023INS TEMPO 2500/2505 1600 -SN BR BKN008 620089 BECMG 2506/2507 VRB04KT 3200 BR SCT008 BKN020 620204 QNH3015INS TEMPO 2508/2514 0800 FZFG VV002 BECMG 2515/2516 VRB04KT 4800 BR SCT015 QNH3004INS TXM16/2500Z TNM24/2514Z
PAFB 9nm NW	240500Z 2405/2505 VRB03KT 9999 FEW004 FEW140 QNH3038INS BECMG 2421/2422 VRB04KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN065 OVC140 620654 QNH3033INS BECMG 2501/2502 VRB06KT 8000 -SN BR SCT015 BKN030 OVC100 620309 QNH3032INS TXM16/2503Z TNM26/2407Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2405 NEXT 2615
PAFA 14nm W	241736Z 2418/2524 01003KT P6SM VCSH FEW002 FEW100 FM242000 00000KT P6SM -SHSN SCT030 OVC060 PROB30 2422/2502 3SM -SHSN BR BKN020 FM250200 00000KT P6SM SCT020 SCT060

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