FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK28 |
| Lat/Long: | 64-48-50.5000N 147-55-06.8000W
64-48.841667N 147-55.113333W
64.8140278,-147.9185556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 427 ft. / 130 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1990) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of FAIRBANKS, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99709 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1991 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.3 |
| WX ASOS at FAI (1.6 nm E): | 124.4 (907-621-7609) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAIr050/2.5 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| ENNr045/32.5 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 245/10.9 | | 257 | | 17E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| ICE POOL | | 049/33.8 | | 525 | | 13E | | ICW | .. -.-. .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:24 HR. CREDIT CARD PUMP MIDFIELD ON RUNWAY |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 60 ft. / 1433 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway 18W/36W
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 18W | | RUNWAY 36W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | CHENA MARINA FLOATPOND & RWY ASSOC
P O BOX 83658
FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone 907-479-2141 |
| Manager: | DONALD D KIRK
P.O. BOX 80702
FAIRBANKS, AK 99708
Phone 907-479-2141 |
Additional Remarks
| - | TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE PARKING. |
| - | FLOATPOND FOR USE BY MEMBERS ONLY. FLOAT POND IS UNATTENDED, ALL LANDINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK. |
| - | NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FLOATPOND. |
| - | NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT TIEDOWN AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING FLOATPOND IS PRIVATELY OWNED. TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE TIEDOWN/MOORING. |
| - | SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723). |
| - | USE AT OWN RISK. CHENA MARINA IS IN FAI CLASS D AIRSPACE, ALL ARRIVING/DEPARTING ACFT MUST CTC FAI TOWER (118 .3) PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THEIR AIRSPACE. |
| - | TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWYS, WITH CHENA RIDGE BEING THE WESTSIDE BOUNDARY. TPA IS 1000 FT MSL, AND IN NO CASE TO BE ABOVE 1200 FT MSL, TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATION WITH OTHER FAI TFC. |
| - | RWY CLOSELY BORDERED BY TREES, ACFT, AND FLOATPOND. OCCASIONAL VEHICLES, PEOPLE, AND DOGS ON RWY. |
| - | AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FIELD. BE AWARE ALL TFC MAY NOT BE IN SAME DIRECTION AS FAI. |
| - | HARD PACKED SNOW MAINTAINED ON RWY DURING WINTER MONTHS. WHEELED ACFT ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL, ON SITE FBO, FOR CONDITIONS. |
| - | FLIGHT TRAINING WITH MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LANDINGS NOT ALLOWED. NO STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS ALLOWED. |
| - | PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER ACFT WHEN DOING RUN-UPS, AS SUMMER MONTHS VERY DUSTY. NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT PARKING AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING RUNWAY IS PRIVATELY OWNED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK28.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (2 nm E)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (23 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (63 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paul Reinders
Photo taken 02-Jun-2007
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Times for 21-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:39 | | 16:39 |
| Sunrise | | 08:30 | | 17:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 02:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 03:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2026 00:49:30 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 21-Feb-2026 15:49:30 |
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| PAFA | 212353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN220 M23/M27 A3094 RMK AO2 SLP501 T12331272 11233 21378 58022 $
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PAFB
8nm E | 212355Z 00000KT 10SM BKN200 M21/M26 A3093 RMK AO2A SLP504 4/028 T12101264 11206 21380 57020 RVRNO PWINO $
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| PAFA | 211722Z 2118/2224 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM221000 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM221400 00000KT 4SM -SN BR OVC030 FM221700 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC025
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PAFB
8nm E | 212300Z 2123/2305 VRB03KT 9999 FEW040 BKN180 510103 QNH3083INS BECMG 2211/2212 VRB03KT 6000 -SHSN FEW020 BKN035 OVC040 610356 510103 QNH3054INS BECMG 2214/2215 VRB03KT 3600 -SN BR BKN020 OVC035 620208 520103 QNH3046INS BECMG 2219/2220 09004KT 2400 -SN BR BKN015 OVC030 620158 520103 QNH3026INS TXM14/2223Z TNM26/2123Z
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