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AK13

Chena Hot Springs Airport
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK13
Lat/Long:	65-03-06.5720N 146-02-50.7550W 65-03.109533N 146-02.845917W 65.0518256,-146.0474319 (estimated)
Elevation:	1195 ft. / 364 m (estimated)
Variation:	29E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99712

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1962
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		054/38.9		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel
Runway edge markings:	RY 08/26 ENDS MRKD WITH ORANGE PANELS.
Operational restrictions:	RY 08/26 SLOPES DOWNHILL 3% FM E TO W.
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	440 ft. hill, 2640 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear	20 ft. tree, 400 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RESORT AT CHENA HOT SPRINGS P.O. BOX 58055 FAIRBANKS, AK 99711 Phone 907-451-8104
Manager:	RYAN HOLTON P.O. BOX 58055 FAIRBANKS, AK 99711 Phone (907) 451-8104

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED, AIRPORT NOT FOR COML USE; NO HUNTING AND NO PASSENGER PICK-UP OR DROPOFF ALLOWED.
-	BE ALERT STRONG CROSSWINDS. RY NOT MAINTAINED AND CONDITION NOT MONITORED. LOOSE 3 INCH ROCKS ON SURFACE AND SOME 12 INCH RUTS ALONG RY.
-	SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
-	RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
-	ANIMALS & MACHINERY ON RWY.
-	RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS SURROUNDING ARPT.
-	PPR CALL 907-451-8104 X 1909 OR 1905.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK13.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (35 nm SW)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (42 nm W)
PACE - Central Airport (45 nm NE)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (48 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (64 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:27	17:27
Sunrise	09:26	18:26
Sunset	16:30	01:30
Evening civil twilight	17:29	02:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Feb-2026 16:50:41
Local (UTC-9)	03-Feb-2026 07:50:41

METAR

PAEI 35nm SW	031555Z 00000KT 10SM FEW004 SCT230 M17/M20 A2959 RMK AO2A SLP039 PWR PLNT PLUME FEW004 T11731198
PAFB 42nm W	031555Z 06007KT 10SM SCT130 M13/M15 A2962 RMK AO2A SLP045 T11291151 $
PAFA 48nm W	031553Z 02006KT 10SM SCT130 M12/M15 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP049 T11221150

TAF

PAEI
35nm SW

031410Z 0314/0420 VRB06KT 9999 FEW130 BKN230 QNH2943INS BECMG 0400/0401 04010G15KT 9999 DRSN BKN040 OVC130 620403 510005 QNH2939INS BECMG 0402/0403 04010G15KT 2400 -SHSN DRSN BKN007 OVC015 620079 510005 QNH2939INS TEMPO 0406/0412 0800 SHSN DRSN BECMG 0412/0413 04010G15KT 8000 -SHSN DRSN FEW007 SCT015 BKN040 620409 510005 QNH2952INS BECMG 0417/0418 02009KT 9999 NSW FEW015 BKN040 620409 QNH2960INS TXM11/0323Z TNM18/0318Z

PAFB
42nm W

030735Z 0307/0413 03005KT 9999 OVC110 QNH2059INS BECMG 0319/0320 04010G15KT 9999 FEW110 510121 QNH2944INS TEMPO 0400/0405 04012G22KT BECMG 0405/0406 04010KT 3200 -SN SCT030 BKN045 OVC060 620456 520103 QNH2944INS TEMPO 0409/0411 1600 -SN BKN025 OVC040 620258 TXM06/0322Z TNM10/0309Z

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