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8AK2

Cartys Airstrip
Kenai, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8AK2
Lat/Long:	60-42-07.7300N 151-17-38.3000W 60-42.128833N 151-17.638333W 60.7021472,-151.2939722 (estimated)
Elevation:	150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
Variation:	24E (1985)
From city:	8 miles N of KENAI, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99635

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1980
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.7
WX ASOS at ENA (8 nm S):	133.35 (907-283-6513)
WX AWOS-3P at SXQ (16 nm SE):	135.45 (907-262-8431)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENAr312/6.0		KENAI VOR/DME		117.60		19E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2600 x 60 ft. / 792 x 18 m
Surface:	turf/gravel, in fair condition LOOSE GRVL UNDULATES GRADULY.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	35 ft. tree, 34 ft. left of centerline	35 ft. tree, 70 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PATRICK E CARTY P O BOX 2913 KENAI, AK 96111 Phone 907-776-8811
Manager:	PATRICK E CARTY P O BOX 2913 KENAI, AK 96111 Phone 907-776-8811

Additional Remarks

-	WINTER MAINT NA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AK2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (8 nm S)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (16 nm SE)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (47 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (52 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (54 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:10	18:10
Sunrise	10:07	19:07
Sunset	16:19	01:19
Evening civil twilight	17:16	02:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Jan-2026 05:41:57
Local (UTC-9)	10-Jan-2026 20:41:57

METAR

PAEN 8nm S	110453Z 00000KT 3SM -SN BR FEW019 OVC042 M07/M08 A2903 RMK AO2 SLP835 P0001 T10671078
PASX 15nm SE	110456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC013 M07/M09 A2904 RMK AO2 SNE44 SLP841 P0000 T10721089 FZRANO TSNO

TAF

PAEN
8nm S

102141Z 1022/1118 15005KT 2SM -SN BR FEW006 OVC015 TEMPO 1022/1024 3/4SM -SN BR BKN006 FM110000 18006KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015 FM110600 05005KT 6SM -SN OVC020

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