FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 06-Jun-2026
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| Sunrise | | 03:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 00:21 | | 08:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 21:42:47 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Jun-2026 13:42:47 |
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| PAFA | 062053Z 21006KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 19/01 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP988 T01890006 58013
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PAFB
8nm E | 062055Z AUTO 20010G16KT 10SM CLR 19/01 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP985 T01910006 57014
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| PAFA | 061740Z 0618/0724 VRB05KT P6SM FEW080 FEW200 FM062000 25010KT P6SM SCT080 SCT200 FM070500 22004KT P6SM BKN080 FM071800 25010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080
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PAFB
8nm E | 060600Z 0606/0712 25009KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2941INS TX20/0523Z TN09/0612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0602 NEXT 0814
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