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5AK3 Airway Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, RWY 33 APCH END.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W): 124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr074/17.4FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA117/5.725717ECUN -.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2550 x 45 ft. / 777 x 14 m
Surface: gravel
Operational restrictions: PACKED SNOW WINTER MONTHS. TURNAROUND N & S END; MIDFIELD TURNAROUND NA.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway50 ft. 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 57366
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone (907) 347-1460
Manager: GENE SCARBORO
PO BOX 55506
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone 907-347-1460

Additional Remarks

- PVT ARPT; OPS MEMBERS ONLY. LND AT YOUR OWN RISK. TSNT PPR - AMGR OR PROPERTY OWNER.
- NOT MNTND; FAC NA. RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- SKI EQPT OPS DURG FALL, WINTER & SPRING.
- CTN: OPS FM ADJ GRAVEL PIT, POND & TIMBER TRAILS RWY.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:3218:32
Sunrise10:5519:55
Sunset14:4923:49
Evening civil twilight16:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Dec-2025 16:39:13
Local (UTC-9)  30-Dec-2025 07:39:13
 
METAR
PAFB 
8nm NW 		301555Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR M39/M44 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP235 T13931436
PAEI 
9nm SE 		301555Z 00000KT 10SM FEW005 BKN100 M29/M33 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP221 T1288132
PAFA 
14nm W 		301553Z 02003KT 10SM CLR M39/ A3014 RMK AO2 SLP234 T1389 VISNO NE $
TAF
PAFB 
8nm NW 		300014Z 3000/3105 VRB03KT 0800 FZFG SCT000 BKN150 510204 QNH3015INS TEMPO 2923/3005 2400 HZ BKN000 BECMG 3005/3006 VRB03KT 8000 HZ FEW003 BKN100 QNH3006INS BECMG 3017/3018 VRB03KT 4800 -SN BR FEW025 BKN050 OVC075 620505 QNH3003INS TXM34/3011Z TNM42/3000Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3000 NEXT 3015
PAEI 
9nm SE 		301400Z 3014/3120 VRB04KT 9999 SCT002 BKN110 QNH3008INS BECMG 3108/3109 VRB04KT 9999 SCT045 BKN075 620759 QNH3015INS TXM25/3103Z TNM32/3014Z
PAFA 
14nm W 		301124Z 3012/3118 00000KT 6SM MIFG SCT002 FM311500 00000KT 1SM BR MIFG BKN002
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