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74AK Maud Road Strip Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 74AK
Lat/Long: 61-35-01.7500N 148-59-50.3000W
61-35.029167N 148-59.838333W
61.5838194,-148.9973056
(estimated)
Elevation: 319 ft. / 97 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 (907-560-7680)
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
TEDr030/37.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2836 x 75 ft. / 864 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2025
Operational restrictions: CLSD DURG WINTER; SFC RUTTED & UMNTND. CTN: VEHICLES: ROAD & DRIVEWAY XS RWY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 61-34.796667N61-35.261667N
Longitude: 148-59.816667W148-59.860000W
Elevation: 225.4 ft.318.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
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 KNAPP
PO BOX 78
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-841-5023
GARY JOHNSON - 907- 355-8755, DANNY WHATLEY - 907-745-5221, DOUG GRAHAM - 907-347-1523.

Additional Remarks

A30A-16 DOWNHILL SLOPE; 130 FT DROP N TO S.

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 07-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1714:17
Sunrise07:0315:03
Sunset20:4404:44
Evening civil twilight21:3105:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2026 00:12:11
Local (UTC-8)  07-Sep-2026 16:12:11
 
METAR
PAAQ 
3nm W 		072353Z 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT080 OVC090 13/11 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB31 SLP087 P0000 60000 T01280106 10150 20128 53009 $
PABV 
18nm SW 		072356Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM -RA OVC070 13/12 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 P0002 60002 T01280117 10139 20111 51008 $
TAF
PAAQ 
3nm W 		071740Z 0718/0818 03005KT P6SM -RA SCT050 OVC080 FM072100 12010G18KT P6SM -RA FEW030 OVC060 FM080600 12009KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC030 FM081200 VRB05KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025
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