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5AK3

Airway Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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
FAIr074/17.4		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		117/5.7		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

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:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	10 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway	50 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 16-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:52	16:52
Sunrise	08:45	17:45
Sunset	17:22	02:22
Evening civil twilight	18:14	03:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Feb-2026 17:36:04
Local (UTC-9)	16-Feb-2026 08:36:04

METAR

PAFB 8nm NW	161655Z 00000KT 10SM BKN025 M20/M24 A3053 RMK AO2A SLP358 T12041242 $
PAEI 9nm SE	161704Z 26007KT 210V300 10SM FEW030 M20/M24 A3053 RMK AO2A SLP357 T11991240 11109 21199 52038 $
PAFA 14nm W	161653Z 24005KT 10SM SCT030 M24/M27 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP358 T12391267 $

TAF

PAFB 8nm NW	160940Z 1609/1713 30009KT 4800 -SN BR SCT015 BKN030 620307 510302 QNH3019INS TEMPO 1609/1612 1600 -SN BR OVC010 BECMG 1612/1613 30009KT 8000 BR SCT008 BKN025 OVC040 620258 510302 QNH3035INS TEMPO 1617/1620 4000 BR SCT008 BKN015 OVC040 620159 BECMG 1700/1701 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT035 QNH3039INS BECMG 1706/1707 04010G15KT 9999 SCT180 520156 QNH3019INS TXN13/1610Z TNM23/1703Z
PAEI 9nm SE	160715Z 1607/1712 20009KT 6000 -SN SCT020 BKN040 620409 QNH3013INS BECMG 1609/1610 20010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT035 BKN070 620709 QNH3016INS TEMPO 1610/1615 20012G18KT BECMG 1616/1617 VRB06KT 9999 SCT055 BKN080 620809 QNH3023INS BECMG 1618/1619 VRB06KT 9999 FEW045 SCT080 QNH3035INS TXM08/1607Z TNM26/1706Z
PAFA 14nm W	161120Z 1612/1718 30005KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1612/1614 3SM -SN BR OVC020 FM161900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM170600 03005KT P6SM SCT250

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