FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AK3 |
| Lat/Long: | 64-46-23.4740N / 147-20-01.6880W
64-46.391233N / 147-20.028133W
64.7731872 / -147.3338022
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 480 ft. / 146 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE 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
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at EIL (9 nm SE): | or 119.275 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAIr074/17.4 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 113/5.7 | | 257 | | 21E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 131/13.3 | | 356 | | 21E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2550 x 45 ft. / 777 x 14 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | road, 10 ft. from runway | | trees, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | AIRWAY INC
PO BOX 55506
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone 907-488-5502 |
| Manager: | GENE SCARBORO
PO BOX 55506
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone 907-488-5502 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 July 1976 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY NOT MAINTAINED OR MONITORED, RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. NO FACILITIES. |
| - | SKI EQUIPPED ACFT OPNS ONLY IN THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING. |
| - | PPR FOR TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT, WRITE TO AIRWAY, INC., P.O. BOX 55506, NORTH POLE, AK 99705. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm NW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (9 nm SE)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (63 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:57 | | 17:57 |
| Sunrise | | 10:09 | | 19:09 |
| Sunset | | 15:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 07:44:35 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 28-Nov-2009 22:44:35 |
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| METAR |
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PAEI
9nm SE | 290704Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM R32/2200V5000FT HZ FEW001 M20/M23 A2933 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/2 RWY14 SLP948 $
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PAFA
14nm W | 290653Z 00000KT 7SM BCFG FEW001 SCT005 SCT090 M19/M22 A2934 RMK AO2 SLP951 BCFG S T11941217
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PAFA
14nm W | 290626Z 2906/3012 00000KT P6SM VCFG FEW001 SCT090
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