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AK50

Sky Ranch Airport at Pioneer Peak
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK50
Lat/Long:	61-33-16.6800N 149-08-29.4500W 61-33.278000N 149-08.490833W 61.5546333,-149.1415139 (estimated)
Elevation:	120 ft. / 37 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99645

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1988
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:	123.6
WX ASOS at PAQ (2.8 nm NE):	134.75 (907-560-7680)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (11 nm W):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (13 nm SW):	135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr073/23.6		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr027/33.1		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2000 x 26 ft. / 610 x 8 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	right	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SKY RANCH INC. 3060 LAZY EIGHT CT #14, SUITE 3 WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 907-373-4640
Manager:	MARK STIGAR 3301 S. SKY RANCH LOOP, SUITE 3 PALMER, AK 99645-5910 Phone 907-373-8444

Additional Remarks

-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK50.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (3 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (11 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (19 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (23 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm SW)

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Area around AK50 (Sky Ranch Airport at Pioneer Peak)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:44	16:44
Sunrise	08:29	17:29
Sunset	17:52	02:52
Evening civil twilight	18:37	03:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Feb-2026 01:40:08
Local (UTC-9)	19-Feb-2026 16:40:08

METAR

PAAQ 3nm NE	200053Z 18005KT 10SM OVC014 M07/M27 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP160 T10721267 $
PABV 14nm SW	200103Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM OVC013 M08/M10 A3008 RMK AO2 FZRANO $

TAF

PAAQ
3nm NE

191720Z 1918/2018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT008 OVC070 TEMPO 1918/1920 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM192200 28004KT P6SM BKN070 FM200300 01009KT P6SM SCT070

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