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AK1 Butte Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AK1
Lat/Long: 61-31-49.1350N 149-01-03.4900W
61-31.818917N 149-01.058167W
61.5303153,-149.0176361
(estimated)
Elevation: 64 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99645

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1974
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]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, NSTD; YELLOW. UNRELBL.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS at PAQ (4 nm NW): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (15 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (16 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr076/27.2BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr033/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1806 x 50 ft. / 550 x 15 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in poor condition
DIPS & 3IN ROCKS.
Operational restrictions: SAFETY AREA CLR 1800 FT X 200 FT.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-31.821000N61-31.816833N
Longitude: 149-01.368667W149-00.747667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 61 ft. right of centerline31 ft. tree, 95 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557
Manager: GERALD HUPPERT
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557

Additional Remarks

A30A-07 400 FT SAFETY AREA.
- ROAD ALG N & S SIDE OF RWY.
- RWY COND UNMNT; VISUAL INSP RCMDD BFR LNDG.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (4 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (15 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (24 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:3917:39
Sunrise09:3718:37
Sunset15:5100:51
Evening civil twilight16:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Nov-2025 23:25:26
Local (UTC-9)  27-Nov-2025 14:25:26
 
METAR
PAAQ 
5nm NW 		272253Z 36014G27KT 10SM SCT075 M01/M09 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 34028/2233 SLP124 T10061094 $
PABV 
16nm SW 		272256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW090 M01/M02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T10111017 FZRANO $
TAF
PAAQ 
5nm NW 		272114Z 2721/2818 35014G28KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM280200 03020G32KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 FM281000 35012G20KT P6SM OVC080
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