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5AK8 Memory Lake Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5AK8
Lat/Long: 61-37-52.8600N / 149-25-56.7100W
61-37.881000N / 149-25.945167W
61.6313500 / -149.4324194
(estimated)
Elevation: 420 ft. / 128 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99654

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1977
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IYS (5 nm SW): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at PAQ (10 nm E): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (13 nm S): 135.55

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr051/15.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr013/36.4ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE012/32.833821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK017/35.138721EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 1000 x 22 ft. / 305 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CURTIS MENARD
351 SWANSON AVENUE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-376-5855
Manager: CURTIS MENARD
351 SWANSON AVENUE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-376-5855

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (5 nm SW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (12 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (19 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (25 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4617:46
Sunrise09:4418:44
Sunset15:4800:48
Evening civil twilight16:4701:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 03:42:41
Local (UTC-9)  29-Nov-2009 18:42:41
 
METAR
PAAQ 
10nm E 
300253Z AUTO 12004KT 4SM -SN BR SCT036 BKN049 OVC060 M06/M08 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP991 P0000 60000 T10611083 51037 TSNO
PABV 
13nm S 
300316Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM BKN046 OVC050 M07/M12 A2953 RMK AO1 PNO
PAJV 
16nm E 
292250Z 19003KT 12SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 M08/M15 A2927 RMK MAX 00 NOSPECI LAST
PAUO 
19nm W 
292252Z 00000KT 30SM SCT050 BKN070 BKN120 M10/M12 A2935 RMK NOSPECI
TAF
PAAQ 
10nm E 
300003Z 3000/3024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM300600 VRB03KT 3SM -SN BKN025 FM301000 VRB03KT 6SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 FM301200 35008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM301600 36015KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 WS020/13035KT FM302100 05016G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN080 WS02

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Memory Lake Airport

Miles Price ($)
ALASKA'S SELECT INN MOTEL 3.3 65-119
BEST WESTERN LAKE LUCILLE INN 4.0 153-299
GRAND VIEW INN AND SUITES 4.5 220-221
AGATE INN 4.6 160-170

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Memory Lake Airport

4 in Wasilla
 

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