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5AK3 Airway Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5AK3
Lat/Long: 64-46-23.4740N 147-20-01.6880W
64-46.391233N 147-20.028133W
64.7731872,-147.3338022
(estimated)
Elevation: 480 ft. / 146 m (estimated)
Variation: 28E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE 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: yes, RWY 33 APCH END.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W): 124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr074/17.4FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA117/5.725717ECUN -.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2550 x 45 ft. / 777 x 14 m
Surface: gravel
Operational restrictions: PACKED SNOW WINTER MONTHS. TURNAROUND N & S END; MIDFIELD TURNAROUND NA.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway50 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AIRWAY INC
PO BOX 57366
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone (907) 347-1460
Manager: GENE SCARBORO
PO BOX 55506
NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone 907-347-1460

Additional Remarks

- PVT ARPT; OPS MEMBERS ONLY. LND AT YOUR OWN RISK. TSNT PPR - AMGR OR PROPERTY OWNER.
- NOT MNTND; FAC NA. RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- SKI EQPT OPS DURG FALL, WINTER & SPRING.
- CTN: OPS FM ADJ GRAVEL PIT, POND & TIMBER TRAILS RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm NW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (9 nm SE)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (63 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight++
Sunrise03:4111:41
Sunset23:5207:52
Evening civil twilight++

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-May-2026 05:48:31
Local (UTC-8)  29-May-2026 21:48:31
 
METAR
PAFB 
8nm NW 		300533Z AUTO 01007KT 2SM -RA BR SCT004 SCT032 OVC045 10/09 A2981 RMK AO2 VIS 2V6 SLP102
PAEI 
9nm SE 		300455Z 10005KT 10SM SCT019 BKN041 12/07 A2979 RMK AO2A CIG 019V041 SLP093 T01180067 $
PAFA 
14nm W 		300453Z 31005KT 10SM BKN040CB BKN065 BKN180 12/07 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP099 PRSNT WX VCSH S CB S AND DSNT ALQDS MOV SE P0001 T01220072 $
TAF
PAFB 
8nm NW 		300600Z 3006/3112 VRB06KT 9999 BKN060 BKN120 620604 QNH2985INS BECMG 3020/3021 VRB06KT 9999 SCT120 BKN150 QNH2997INS TX15/3023Z TN03/3012Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3002 NEXT 0114
PAEI 
9nm SE 		292200Z 2922/3104 29005KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS SCT025 BKN040CB QNH2976INS TEMPO 2922/3002 32010G20KT -TSRA SCT025 OVC035CB BECMG 3004/3005 VRB06KT 9999 -SHRA SCT035 OVC045 620456 QNH2981INS BECMG 3011/3013 35006KT 9999 NSW FEW030 BKN070 620702 QNH2988INS BECMG 3020/3021 28007KT 9999 FEW050 SCT120 QNH2995INS TX15/2922Z TN03/3012Z
PAFA 
14nm W 		300223Z 3002/3106 35004KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 OVC060 TEMPO 3002/3004 25010KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM301200 03005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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