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87AK Soloy Strip Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 87AK
Lat/Long: 61-39-05.5100N 149-17-18.5300W
61-39.091833N 149-17.308833W
61.6515306,-149.2884806
(estimated)
Elevation: 545 ft. / 166 m (estimated)
Variation: 24E (1995)
From city: 10 miles NE of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99654

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS at PAQ (7 nm SE): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (9 nm SW): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (15 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr057/20.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr016/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1100 x 50 ft. / 335 x 15 m
Surface: gravel, in fair condition
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees60 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAN & CHRIS SOLOY
PO BOX 872801
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone (907) 315-5300
Manager: CHRIS SOLOY
PO BOX 872801
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone (907) 315-5300

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 87AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (7 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (17 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (25 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:0018:00
Sunrise09:5718:57
Sunset16:1701:17
Evening civil twilight17:1402:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Jan-2026 17:16:33
Local (UTC-9)  16-Jan-2026 08:16:33
 
METAR
PAAQ 
7nm SE 		161653Z 12024G42KT 10SM BKN065 OVC080 06/00 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 12044/1608 RAE19 SLP048 P0000 T00610000 $
PABV 
16nm SW 		161656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 01/01 A2963 RMK AO2 RAE56 SLP034 P0003 T00110006 FZRANO $
PAWS 
20nm N 		161656Z AUTO 08015G29KT 10SM -RA FEW028 BKN039 OVC048 06/01 A2965 RMK AO2 PK WND 07029/1651 SLP013 T00560006 PNO $
TAF
PAAQ 
7nm SE 		161136Z 1612/1712 10020G32KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC040 FM161400 06022G38KT 6SM -RA OVC035 FM161900 12015KT 4SM -RASN BR BKN020 FM162000 22018G25KT 1 1/2SM -SHSNRA OVC015 FM162200 26015KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT025 BKN040 FM170100 33006KT P6SM SCT180
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