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PAAN

Gold King Creek Airport
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK7
Lat/Long:	64-11-53.0000N 147-55-43.0000W 64-11.883333N 147-55.716667W 64.1980556,-147.9286111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1720 ft. / 524 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1965)
From city:	39 miles SE of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99743

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/2001
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr156/36.2		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E
ENNr107/37.9		NENANA VORTAC		115.80		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ICE POOL		107/36.4		525		18E		ICW	.. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2558 x 17 ft. / 780 x 5 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in fair condition ROCKS UP TO 6 INCHES ON RY SFC.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	64-11.993708N	64-11.772323N
Longitude:	147-56.125273W	147-55.307022W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	097 magnetic, 122 true	277 magnetic, 302 true
Obstructions:	38 ft. trees, 110 ft. right of centerline	15 ft. brush, 69 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	JASON LUDINGTON 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone (907) 451-5280

Additional Remarks

-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	NO SVCS AVBL.
-	20 FT TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY WITHIN 60-70 FT OF CENTERLINE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAAN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAHV - Healy River Airport (34 nm SW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (35 nm NE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (37 nm N)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (39 nm N)

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Area around PAAN (Gold King Creek Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	14:33
Sunrise	07:22	15:22
Sunset	20:10	04:10
Evening civil twilight	20:59	04:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Sep-2025 23:47:04
Local (UTC-8)	17-Sep-2025 15:47:04

METAR

PAEI 35nm NE	172332Z 00000KT 10SM FEW080 OVC110 10/06 A2947 RMK AO2A SLP986 $
PANN 37nm NW	172253Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP993 T01060050 TSNO $
PAFA 37nm N	172253Z 20006KT 10SM SCT070 BKN100 OVC150 11/06 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP989 T01060061 $
PAIN 38nm SW	172256Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM OVC075 10/03 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP007 T01000028 TSNO
PAFB 39nm N	172255Z 26004KT 10SM FEW040 SCT095 BKN130 OVC200 12/07 A2947 RMK AO2A SLP987 T01170068

TAF

PAEI 35nm NE	172200Z 1722/1904 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 OVC100 620509 QNH2947INS BECMG 1723/1724 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA SCT007 BKN015 OVC050 620509 QNH2947INS TEMPO 1802/1804 4800 -SHRA BKN007 BECMG 1805/1806 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC080 620509 QNH2953INS BECMG 1817/1818 VRB06KT 9999 FEW015 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2953INS TX11/1801Z TN05/1815Z
PAFA 37nm N	171723Z 1718/1824 04003KT P6SM FEW200 FM172100 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM180100 VRB03KT P6SM OVC070 PROB30 1803/1809 P6SM -RA OVC050
PAFB 39nm N	172200Z 1722/1904 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN080 OVC120 620802 QNH2947INS BECMG 1800/1801 26006KT 8000 -RA SCT030 BKN060 OVC080 620654 QNH2945INS BECMG 1804/1805 VRB06KT 6000 -RA BR SCT020 OVC030 620654 QNH2959INS BECMG 1810/1811 VRB03KT 3200 BR BKN010 OVC020 620555 QNH2959INS BECMG 1814/1815 VRB03KT 2400 BR SCT007 OVC010 620555 QNH2962INS BECMG 1820/1821 12006KT 6000 BR SCT010 BKN024 BKN070 OVC100 620703 QNH2962INS TX13/1800Z TN04/1815Z

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