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AK28 Chena Marina Airport
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: AK28
Lat/Long: 64-48-50.5000N 147-55-06.8000W
64-48.841667N 147-55.113333W
64.8140278,-147.9185556
(estimated)
Elevation: 427 ft. / 130 m (estimated)
Variation: 27E (1990)
From city: 5 miles SW of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99709

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance: UNATTND
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.3
WX ASOS at FAI (1.6 nm E): 124.4 (907-474-8036)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr050/2.5FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E
ENNr045/32.5NENANA VORTAC115.8021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA245/10.925717ECUN -.-. ..- -.
ICE POOL044/33.852518EICW .. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:24 HR. CREDIT CARD PUMP MIDFIELD ON RUNWAY

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4700 x 60 ft. / 1433 x 18 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions: 4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 18W  RUNWAY 36W
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHENA MARINA FLOATPOND & RWY ASSOC
P O BOX 83658
FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone 907-479-2141
Manager: DONALD D KIRK
P.O. BOX 80702
FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone 907-479-2141

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 156
Single engine airplanes: 150
Helicopters: 6
    

Additional Remarks

TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE PARKING.
FLOATPOND FOR USE BY MEMBERS ONLY. FLOAT POND IS UNATTENDED, ALL LANDINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FLOATPOND.
NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT TIEDOWN AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING FLOATPOND IS PRIVATELY OWNED. TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE TIEDOWN/MOORING.
SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
USE AT OWN RISK. CHENA MARINA IS IN FAI CLASS D AIRSPACE, ALL ARRIVING/DEPARTING ACFT MUST CTC FAI TOWER (118 .3) PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THEIR AIRSPACE.
TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWYS, WITH CHENA RIDGE BEING THE WESTSIDE BOUNDARY. TPA IS 1000 FT MSL, AND IN NO CASE TO BE ABOVE 1200 FT MSL, TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATION WITH OTHER FAI TFC.
RWY CLOSELY BORDERED BY TREES, ACFT, AND FLOATPOND. OCCASIONAL VEHICLES, PEOPLE, AND DOGS ON RWY.
AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FIELD. BE AWARE ALL TFC MAY NOT BE IN SAME DIRECTION AS FAI.
HARD PACKED SNOW MAINTAINED ON RWY DURING WINTER MONTHS. WHEELED ACFT ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL, ON SITE FBO, FOR CONDITIONS.
FLIGHT TRAINING WITH MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LANDINGS NOT ALLOWED. NO STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS ALLOWED.
PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER ACFT WHEN DOING RUN-UPS, AS SUMMER MONTHS VERY DUSTY. NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT PARKING AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING RUNWAY IS PRIVATELY OWNED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK28.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (2 nm E)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (23 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (63 nm SW)
 
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Photo taken 02-Jun-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2514:25
Sunrise07:1615:16
Sunset20:3704:37
Evening civil twilight21:2705:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 09:05:43
Local (UTC-8)  29-Mar-2024 01:05:43
 
METAR
PAFA 290853Z 08003KT 10SM FEW075 FEW120 M07/M08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP123 T10671083 400281067 58007
PAFB 
8nm E 
290855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP124 T10621067 400111070 57006
TAF
PAFA 290524Z 2906/3012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 BKN100 FM291500 05005KT P6SM BKN250
PAFB 
8nm E 
290600Z 2906/3012 VRB06KT 9999 SCT070 BKN100 QNH2971INS BECMG 2915/2916 VRB03KT 8000 BR FEW010 SCT150 QNH2964INS TEMPO 2915/2917 1600 BR BECMG 2918/2919 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT080 BKN120 QNH2950INS TX04/3001Z TNM08/2916Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2906 NEXT 0214
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Alaska Aerofuel 907-474-0061
907-474-0062
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[email]
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