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PAAN Gold King Creek Airport
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AK7
Lat/Long: 64-11-53.0000N 147-55-43.0000W
64-11.883333N 147-55.716667W
64.1980556,-147.9286111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1720 ft. / 524 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1965)
From city: 39 miles SE of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99743

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/2001
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility: FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr156/36.2FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E
ENNr107/37.9NENANA VORTAC115.8021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ICE POOL112/36.452513EICW .. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2558 x 17 ft. / 780 x 5 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in fair condition
ROCKS UP TO 6 INCHES ON RY SFC.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 64-11.993708N64-11.772323N
Longitude: 147-56.125273W147-55.307022W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 097 magnetic, 122 true277 magnetic, 302 true
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 110 ft. right of centerline15 ft. brush, 69 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: JASON LUDINGTON
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone (907) 451-5280

Additional Remarks

- RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LANDING.
- NO SVCS AVBL.
- 20 FT TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY WITHIN 60-70 FT OF CENTERLINE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAAN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAHV - Healy River Airport (34 nm SW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (35 nm NE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (37 nm N)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (39 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:2318:23
Sunrise10:3519:35
Sunset15:2200:22
Evening civil twilight16:3501:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jan-2026 12:32:23
Local (UTC-9)  08-Jan-2026 03:32:23
 
METAR
PAEI 
35nm NE 		081155Z 00000KT 10SM FEW019 M32/M36 A2982 RMK AO2A SLP126 AURBO 60001 70005 4/016 T13241363 11268 21346 52011 $
PANN 
37nm NW 		081153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M36/ A2983 RMK AO2 SLP121 70001 T1356 11294 21356 53006 TSNO
PAFA 
37nm N 		081153Z 02003KT 9SM FEW010 SCT085 M37/ A2985 RMK AO2 SLP128 60000 T1367 11278 21378 53011 VISNO NE $
PAIN 
38nm SW 		081156Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M41/ A2964 RMK AO2 SLP124 T1411 11356 21411 53005 FZRANO TSNO $
PAFB 
39nm N 		081155Z 06003KT 10SM FEW003 M35/M38 ALSTG 29/84 RMK AO2A 4/017 $ PA +525 DA -5970
TAF
PAEI 
35nm NE 		080600Z 0806/0912 VRB04KT 8000 -SN SCT032 BKN044 OVC080 620449 QNH2965INS BECMG 0812/0813 VRB04KT 9999 NSW SCT055 BKN080 620804 QNH2982INS BECMG 0814/0815 VRB04KT 6000 BR FEW055 SCT120 QNH2983INS TEMPO 0815/0818 3200 BR BECMG 0818/0819 VRB04KT 9999 NSW FEW042 SCT090 QNH2976INS BECMG 0901/0902 VRB04KT 9999 FEW120 QNH2962INS TXM27/0806Z TNM40/0906Z
PAFA 
37nm N 		081120Z 0812/0918 00000KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 FM081800 33003KT P6SM SKC
PAFB 
39nm N 		080835Z 0808/0913 VRB03KT 9999 SCT003 BKN040 BKN110 QNH2980INS BECMG 0813/0814 04006KT 4800 BR SCT005 BKN020 OVC035 620208 QNH2993INS BECMG 0818/0819 04003KT 3200 BR BKN005 OVC025 620059 QNH2975INS TEMPO 0820/0823 0800 FZFG VV003 620039 BECMG 0823/0824 04003KT 9999 NSW SCT100 QNH2965INS TXM27/0807Z TNM36/0818Z
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