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6AK5

Fire Island Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	6AK5
Lat/Long:	61-10-06.0140N 150-09-37.9930W 61-10.100233N 150-09.633217W 61.1683372,-150.1605536 (estimated)
Elevation:	55 ft. / 17 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	7 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99530

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ANC (5 nm E):	PHONE 907-271-5278
WX ASOS at LHD (6 nm E):	125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at MRI (10 nm E):	124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX ASOS at FRN (16 nm E):	134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TEDr252/5.8		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E
BGQr174/24.7		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US GOVT DOT FAA 700 N. BONIFACE PKWY ANCHORAGE, AK 99506
Manager:	DISTRICT OFFICE MANAGER ANCHORAGE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-269-1138

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6AK5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (5 nm E)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (10 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (11 nm NE)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (16 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:00	18:00
Sunrise	09:55	18:55
Sunset	16:27	01:27
Evening civil twilight	17:22	02:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jan-2026 21:05:40
Local (UTC-9)	17-Jan-2026 12:05:40

METAR

PANC 4nm E	172053Z 03006KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC027 M04/M07 A3032 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 5 SNB17 SLP270 P0001 60001 T10441067 56008
PALH 6nm E	172053Z 04007KT 5SM -SN OVC030 M04/M07 A3033 RMK AO2 SNB28 SLP273 P0000 60000 T10391072 56006
PAMR 9nm E	172053Z 07004KT 10SM OVC049 M05/M08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP274 T10501078 55004
PAED 12nm NE	172055Z 07005KT 10SM OVC039 M05/M07 A3031 RMK AO2A SLP263 SH OMTNS NE-SE VIRGA OHD ALQDS T10461075 55005 $
PAFR 16nm E	172055Z AUTO 04006KT 7SM FEW027 OVC055 M05/M08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP279 T10481076 55002 $

TAF

PANC
4nm E

171726Z 1718/1824 36008KT P6SM SCT120 OVC200 FM172000 36008KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 BKN050 FM172100 01008KT 6SM -SN OVC035 FM180200 36006KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM180800 01005KT 6SM -FZRASN OVC035 FM181400 02004KT P6SM VCFG FEW005 SCT035 BKN080

PAED
12nm NE

171400Z 1714/1820 35009KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3021INS BECMG 1719/1720 02007KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN100 530305 QNH3018INS BECMG 1720/1721 01009KT 8000 -SHSN SCT008 BKN040 OVC070 640406 530305 QNH3009INS BECMG 1800/1801 01007KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN070 650703 530305 QNH3002INS BECMG 1805/1806 02003KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN200 520305 QNH3000INS BECMG 1808/1809 02004KT 9999 SCT050 BKN070 520305 QNH3002INS TXM01/1813Z TNM06/1715Z

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