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Z81

Salmon Lake Airport
Salmon Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	Z81
Lat/Long:	64-54-32.4350N 165-00-52.9800W 64-54.540583N 165-00.883000W 64.9090097,-165.0147167 (estimated)
Elevation:	509 ft. / 155 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99762

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1958
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	OME (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
OMEr003/26.2		NOME VOR/DME		115.00		11E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
FORT DAVIS		006/26.0		529		11E		FDV	..-. -.. ...-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2000 x 55 ft. / 610 x 17 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition RY SOFT WHEN WET AND CONTAINS SEVERAL 6 IN ROCKS.
Runway edge markings:	RY 15/33 MARKED WITH CONES & THLD PANELS.
Operational restrictions:	RY 15/33 SLOPES UPHILL SE TO NW. RY 15 THLD APRXLY 40 FT HIGHER.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Latitude:	64-54.696500N	64-54.384667N
Longitude:	165-01.003167W	165-00.762833W
Elevation:	509.0 ft.	476.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	2 ft. brush, 45 ft. right of centerline	15 ft. road, 120 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone (907) 451-2200
Manager:	GEORGE KOST PO BOX 1048 NOME, AK 99762 Phone 907-443-3431

Additional Remarks

-	END RWY 33 ROCKY.
-	RY NOT MAINTAINED & CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAOM - Nome Airport (26 nm SW)
PATE - Teller Airport (39 nm NW)
PAWM - White Mountain Airport (43 nm E)
PFKT - Brevig Mission Airport (45 nm NW)
PAGL - Golovin Airport (56 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:33	15:33
Sunrise	08:24	16:24
Sunset	21:27	05:27
Evening civil twilight	22:17	06:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Sep-2025 10:08:04
Local (UTC-8)	15-Sep-2025 02:08:04

METAR

PAOM 27nm SW	150553Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00560039 10094 20056 53007 TSNO
PATE 39nm NW	150956Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 OVC027 04/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00390039 TSNO
PAWM 43nm E	150956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00390028 PNO $
PFKT 45nm NW	150956Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM FEW030 04/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00390039

TAF

PAOM
27nm SW

150523Z 1506/1606 35004KT P6SM BKN050

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