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5AK3

Airway Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AK3
Lat/Long:	64-46-23.4740N 147-20-01.6880W 64-46.391233N 147-20.028133W 64.7731872,-147.3338022 (estimated)
Elevation:	480 ft. / 146 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of NORTH POLE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99705

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1968
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W):	124.4 (907-474-8036)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr074/17.4		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		117/5.7		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2550 x 45 ft. / 777 x 14 m
Surface:	gravel
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	10 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway	50 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	AIRWAY INC PO BOX 57366 NORTH POLE, AK 99705 Phone (907) 347-1460
Manager:	GENE SCARBORO PO BOX 55506 NORTH POLE, AK 99705 Phone (907) 347-1460

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		19
Single engine airplanes:		19

Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
100%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 July 1976

Additional Remarks

-	RY NOT MAINTAINED OR MONITORED, RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. NO FACILITIES.
-	SKI EQUIPPED ACFT OPNS ONLY IN THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING.
-	PPR FOR TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT, WRITE TO AIRWAY, INC., P.O. BOX 55506, NORTH POLE, AK 99705.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	WIND INDICATOR ON APPCH END 33.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm NW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (9 nm SE)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (63 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:04	13:04
Sunrise	06:04	14:04
Sunset	21:34	05:34
Evening civil twilight	22:33	06:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2024 03:47:11
Local (UTC-8)	17-Apr-2024 19:47:11

METAR

PAFB 8nm NW	171355Z 06005KT 10SM BKN150 M01/M07 A3024 RMK AO2A SLP250 T10141073
PAEI 9nm SE	171355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP242 T10301072 $
PAFA 14nm W	180253Z 00000KT 10SM SCT110 BKN140 OVC200 09/M06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00891056 57002

TAF

PAFB 8nm NW	171400Z 1714/1820 VRB05KT 9999 BKN150 QNH3016INS BECMG 1721/1722 12010G15KT 9999 BKN100 BKN200 520104 QNH3012INS BECMG 1812/1813 07007KT 9999 FEW100 BKN200 510104 QNH3014INS TX14/1802Z TNM02/1714Z
PAEI 9nm SE	171400Z 1714/1820 VRB06KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3016INS BECMG 1722/1723 12010G15KT 9999 BKN200 WS015/13030KT QNH3013INS TEMPO 1723/1805 12015G25KT BECMG 1805/1806 13010KT 9999 SCT120 BKN180 QNH3017INS TX11/1801Z TNM05/1812Z
PAFA 14nm W	171744Z 1718/1824 06004KT P6SM BKN200 FM182100 09005KT P6SM FEW250

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