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74AK Maud Road Strip Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 74AK
Lat/Long: 61-34-56.3200N 148-59-49.1300W
61-34.938667N 148-59.818833W
61.5823111,-148.9969806
(estimated)
Elevation: 222 ft. / 68 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (2020)
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: 09/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at PAQ (2.7 nm W): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (16 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (18 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr069/27.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr030/37.2ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.400 ft.
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway80 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANK KNAPP
PO BOX 78
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-841-0298
Manager: KRISTINE A. KNAPP
PO BOX 78
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-841-5023
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: GARY JOHNSON 907- 355-8755 PO BOX 4334 PALMER, AK 99645; DANNY WHATLEY 907-745-5221 PO BOX 3450 PALMER, AK 99645; DOUG GRAHAM 907-347-1523 PO BOX 956 PALMER, AK 99645.

Additional Remarks

- RWY 16/34 CLSD DURG WINTER- SNOW DEEP & SURFACE RUTTED. SNOW RUTTED AND NOT PLOWED.
- RWY 16/34 HAS MAUD ROAD AND DRIVEWAY THAT CROSSES -WATCH FOR CARS.
- RWY 16 RUNS DOWNHILL. DROP IS APRXLY 130 FT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 74AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (3 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (16 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (27 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (31 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:4616:46
Sunrise08:3217:32
Sunset17:4802:48
Evening civil twilight18:3403:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Feb-2026 01:33:04
Local (UTC-9)  18-Feb-2026 16:33:04
 
METAR
PAAQ 
3nm NW 		190113Z 35003KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV012 M08/M10 A3010 RMK AO2 P0001 T10831100
PABV 
18nm SW 		190101Z AUTO 03004KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC044 M08/M10 A3015 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO $
TAF
PAAQ 
3nm NW 		190020Z 1900/1924 34004KT 2SM -SN SCT010 OVC020 TEMPO 1900/1902 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC010 FM190200 34005KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC008 FM190500 VRB03KT 6SM -FZDZSN BR OVC010 FM191000 27005KT 6SM BR OVC025 FM191400 30005KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025
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