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8AK0 Bach Helipad Heliport
Fort Wainwrite, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 22-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:3418:34
Sunrise11:0020:00
Sunset14:3923:39
Evening civil twilight16:0501:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Dec-2025 03:39:54
Local (UTC-9)  22-Dec-2025 18:39:54
 
METAR
PAFB 230310Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR M40/M44 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP211
PAFA 
5nm W 		230253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M40/ A3007 RMK AO2 SLP209 T1400 55001 VISNO NE $
PAEI 
17nm SE 		230255Z 00000KT 3SM IC BR FEW003 M39/M43 A3003 RMK AO2A SLP202 T13901434 55002 $
TAF
PAFB 222300Z 2223/2405 VRB03KT 4800 HZ FEW003 510105 QNH3004INS TEMPO 2223/2305 3200 HZ BECMG 2400/2401 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN025 620256 510105 QNH3019INS TXM35/2323Z TNM41/2303Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2223 NEXT 2315
PAFA 
5nm W 		221725Z 2218/2324 00000KT 6SM BR FEW002 SCT200 FM222200 00000KT 6SM BR FEW002 SCT250
PAEI 
17nm SE 		222355Z 2223/2404 VRB04KT 8000 IC BR FEW002 QNH3003INS TEMPO 2223/2304 4800 IC BR BECMG 2320/2321 VRB04KT 9000 IC FEW012 BKN043 QNH3030INS TXM37/2305Z TNM42/2316Z
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