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Z81 Salmon Lake Airport
Salmon Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: Z81
Lat/Long: 64-54-32.4350N 165-00-52.9800W
64-54.540583N 165-00.883000W
64.9090097,-165.0147167
(estimated)
Elevation: 509 ft. / 155 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99762

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1958
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)]
Alternate FSS: FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility: OME (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
OMEr003/26.2NOME VOR/DME115.0011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FORT DAVIS006/26.052911EFDV ..-. -.. ...-

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2000 x 55 ft. / 610 x 17 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
RY SOFT WHEN WET AND CONTAINS SEVERAL 6 IN ROCKS.
Runway edge markings: RY 15/33 MARKED WITH CONES & THLD PANELS.
Operational restrictions: RY 15/33 SLOPES UPHILL SE TO NW. RY 15 THLD APRXLY 40 FT HIGHER.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 64-54.696500N64-54.384667N
Longitude: 165-01.003167W165-00.762833W
Elevation: 509.0 ft.476.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 2 ft. brush, 45 ft. right of centerline15 ft. road, 120 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone (907) 451-2200
Manager: GEORGE KOST
PO BOX 1048
NOME, AK 99762
Phone 907-443-3431

Additional Remarks

- END RWY 33 ROCKY.
- RY NOT MAINTAINED & CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAOM - Nome Airport (26 nm SW)
PATE - Teller Airport (39 nm NW)
PAWM - White Mountain Airport (43 nm E)
PFKT - Brevig Mission Airport (45 nm NW)
PAGL - Golovin Airport (56 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight10:1219:12
Sunrise11:1820:18
Sunset17:0602:06
Evening civil twilight18:1103:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jan-2026 04:03:06
Local (UTC-9)  22-Jan-2026 19:03:06
 
METAR
PAOM 
27nm SW 		230353Z 09009KT 1SM R28/5000VP6000FT BR VV006 M03/M03 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP314 I1004 T10281033
PAWM 
43nm E 		230356Z AUTO 07003KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN006 OVC010 M03/M04 A3047 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 SLP325 T10331039 FZRANO $
PFKT 
45nm NW 		230356Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM BKN028 BKN032 OVC070 01/00 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00110000 FZRANO $
TAF
PAOM 
27nm SW 		221732Z 2218/2318 12010KT 1SM -SHSN BR OVC005 FM230000 11007KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC003 FM230500 11007KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM231500 11006KT P6SM OVC025
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