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5AK2 Howards Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 5AK2
Lat/Long: 64-43-50.4720N 147-20-51.6720W
64-43.841200N 147-20.861200W
64.7306867,-147.3476867
(estimated)
Elevation: 490 ft. / 149 m (estimated)
Variation: 28E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of NORTH POLE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99705

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1968
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W): 124.4 (907-474-8036)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr083/17.5FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA133/7.525717ECUN -.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 1800 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m
Surface: dirt
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: trees, 100 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to cleardike

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: J HOWARD
BOX 55263
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Manager: Phone 488-6869

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: 150/year
67% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation

Additional Remarks

RWY 24 THR LCTD ON TOP OF 12'HIGH FLOOD CONTROL EMBANKMENT, CAUTION ADVISED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (7 nm SE)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (9 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (46 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (61 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2714:27
Sunrise07:1715:17
Sunset20:3104:31
Evening civil twilight21:2105:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 14:25:49
Local (UTC-8)  28-Mar-2024 06:25:49
 
METAR
PAEI 
7nm SE 
281355Z 00000KT 8SM -SN BKN008 OVC027 M02/M04 A2985 RMK AO2A SLP117 T10211040 $
PAFB 
9nm NW 
281356Z 00000KT 6SM -SN BR OVC005 M02/M02 A2987 RMK AO2A VIS NW-NE 1 1/2 CIG 005V007 SLP126 P0000 T10161024
PAFA 
14nm W 
281353Z 00000KT 4SM -SN BR FEW012 BKN030 OVC045 M02/M03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP126 P0000 T10171033
TAF
PAEI 
7nm SE 
280737Z 2807/2912 VRB06KT 8000 -SN BKN030 OVC050 620309 QNH2979INS TEMPO 2810/2816 4800 -SN BKN020 OVC030 620209 BECMG 2818/2819 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN030 OVC050 620309 QNH2985INS BECMG 2907/2908 VRB06KT 9999 FEW040 SCT060 QNH2981INS TX02/2900Z TNM04/2815Z
PAFB 
9nm NW 
280840Z 2808/2912 23005KT 9999 VCSH BKN035 OVC050 620356 QNH2980INS BECMG 2809/2810 22003KT 8000 -SN BR SCT015 BKN035 620357 QNH2980INS TEMPO 2810/2813 3200 -SN BR BKN015 650152 BECMG 2815/2816 18003KT 8000 BR VCSH BKN006 OVC012 650063 620363 QNH2984INS BECMG 2820/2821 19003KT 9999 NSW SCT010 OVC020 620202 QNH2988INS BECMG 2903/2904 VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 QNH2982INS TX01/2901Z TNM04/2816Z
PAFA 
14nm W 
281124Z 2812/2918 21003KT 6SM -SN BR FEW015 BKN027 OVC035 FM281500 VRB03KT 3SM -SN BR OVC050 FM281800 00000KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM290300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
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