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AK1

Butte Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK1
Lat/Long:	61-31-49.1350N 149-01-03.4900W 61-31.818917N 149-01.058167W 61.5303153,-149.0176361 (estimated)
Elevation:	64 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	5 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99645

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495]
Alternate FSS:	ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, NSTD WINDSOCK; YELLOW IN COLOR & UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.6
WX ASOS at PAQ (4 nm NW):	134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (15 nm W):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (16 nm SW):	135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr076/27.2		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr033/34.8		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1806 x 50 ft. / 550 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in poor condition RY WITH DIPS AND ROCKS TO 3 INCHS.
Operational restrictions:	RY 07/25 EDGES AND THLDS UNMARKED.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	61-31.821000N	61-31.816833N
Longitude:	149-01.368667W	149-00.747667W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	38 ft. trees, 61 ft. right of centerline	31 ft. tree, 95 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC 4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP PALMER, AK 99645 Phone 907-745-4557
Manager:	GERALD HUPPERT 4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP PALMER, AK 99645 Phone 907-745-4557

Additional Remarks

-	ROAD RUNS ALONG NORTH & SOUTH SIDE OF RY.
-	RY SAFETY AREA CLEARED 1800 FT X 200 FT.
-	RY 07/25 CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED, VISUAL INSPECTION RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO LDG.
-	400 FT SAFETY AREA ON RY 07 END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (4 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (15 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (24 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	04:13	12:13
Sunset	23:42	07:42
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jun-2025 10:45:05
Local (UTC-8)	20-Jun-2025 02:45:05

METAR

PAAQ 5nm NW	200953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01280106 TSNO
PABV 16nm SW	200956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01390100

TAF

PAAQ
5nm NW

200540Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100 FM202300 18012KT P6SM FEW100

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