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8AK0 Bach Helipad Heliport
Fort Wainwrite, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8AK0
Lat/Long: 64-49-51.0800N 147-39-37.6400W
64-49.851333N 147-39.627333W
64.8308556,-147.6604556
(estimated)
Elevation: 453.1 ft. / 138 m (estimated)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99703

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2015
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL H1 WHEN ATCT CLSD - 142.35.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at FAI (5 nm W): 124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr057/9.2FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E
ENNr047/39.0NENANA VORTAC115.8021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA247/4.225717ECUN -.-. ..- -.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 150 x 150 ft. / 46 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Latitude: 64-49.851333N
Longitude: 147-39.627333W
Elevation: 453.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY, FT WAINWRIGHT
1046 MARKS RD., #6000, ATTN: AIRFIELD
FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK 99703-6000
Phone 907-353-7094
Manager: US ARMY, FT WAINWRIGHT
1046 MARKS RD., #6000, ATTN: AIRFIELD
FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK 99703-6000
Phone 907-353-7094

Additional Remarks

- WX BRIEF AVBL 0600-2200 WEEKDAYS EXC HOLIDAYS DSN 317-353-7111/6091 BRIEFS AVBL OTHER TIMES DSN 317-377-1160/3140.
- CAUTION: LGTD HWY PARALLEL TO & NORTH RWY 06/24 CAN BE CONFUSED WITH RWY DURG APCH.
- CAUTION: MAIN ROAD IMMEDIATELY OFF APCH END OF RWY 06 AND RWY 24.
- SOUTH TWY CLOSED 0630-0730 MON-FRI.
- HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.
- BE ALERT NUMEROUS NIGHT DEVICE ACFT OPNS INVOF WAINWRIGHT AAF. EXPECT NUMEROUS DIMLY LIT ACFT IN THE TANNANA FLATS AND YUKON TRAINING AREAS DURG HRS OF DARKNESS & WEEKDAYS FROM SEP THRU APP.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8AK0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (1 nm E)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (5 nm W)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (17 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (40 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (67 nm SW)
  
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From to 8AK0

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5116:51
Sunrise08:4317:43
Sunset17:2702:27
Evening civil twilight18:1903:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Feb-2026 10:36:51
Local (UTC-9)  17-Feb-2026 01:36:51
 
METAR
PAFB 170955Z 06005KT 10SM CLR M23/M26 A3021 RMK AO2A SLP256 T12261256 RVRNO PWINO $
PAFA 
5nm W 		170953Z 03008KT 10SM CLR M27/M28 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP255 T12671283 $
PAEI 
17nm SE 		170955Z 35003KT 10SM FEW200 M26/M29 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP249 T12571286 $
TAF
PAFB 162300Z 1623/1805 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 510102 530303 QNH3052INS BECMG 1706/1707 06010G15KT 9999 FEW060 510102 530303 QNH3045INS BECMG 1717/1718 06006KT 9999 FEW040 SCT160 510105 QNH3015INS BECMG 1722/1723 09004KT 9999 BKN040 OVC050 620406 QNH3011INS TEMPO 1802/1805 09004KT 9000 -SN BKN035 620356 TXM18/1700Z TNM28/1708Z
PAFA 
5nm W 		170540Z 1706/1812 04006KT P6SM BKN200 FM171800 08005KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 FM180000 08004KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 FM180300 08004KT 6SM -SHSN BR SCT030 OVC050 FM180600 08004KT 2SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC025
PAEI 
17nm SE 		170600Z 1706/1812 VRB06KT 9999 FEW043 SCT200 QNH3012INS BECMG 1720/1721 14009KT 9999 BKN060 BKN180 620609 QNH3011INS TXM14/1722Z TNM27/1709Z
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