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AK40 Nixon Fork Mine Airport
Mc Grath, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AK40
Lat/Long: 63-13-45.0500N 154-45-37.2100W
63-13.750833N 154-45.620167W
63.2291806,-154.7603361
(estimated)
Elevation: 1510 ft. / 460 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (1995)
From city: 28 miles NE of MC GRATH, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at FSP (17 nm SE): 118.325 (907-560-7606)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCGr035/28.5MC GRATH VORTAC115.5019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4200 x 100 ft. / 1280 x 30 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 16/34 MKD WITH FLOURESCENT CONES MARKING END & APCH.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: rightright
Markings: NSTD

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
6881 ABBOTT LOOP ROAD
ANCHORAGE, AK 98507-2599
Phone 907-267-1246
OPERATED BY MYSTERY CREEK RESOURCES INC, PAUL DYER, 469 STAGELINE LOOP, ELKO NV 775-401-1183
Manager: ANCHORAGE DISTRICT MANAGER
4700 BLM ROAD
ANCHORAGE, AK 98507-2599
Phone 907-267-1246

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK40.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFS - Nikolai Airport (17 nm SE)
PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (28 nm SW)
PATL - Tatalina LRRS Airport (39 nm SW)
PAMH - Minchumina Airport (77 nm NE)
PARY - Ruby Airport (92 nm N)
  
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Aerial photo of AK40 (Nixon Fork Mine Airport)
Photo by Tony Fernando
Photo taken 13-Nov-2007
from 11,000 feet
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1817:18
Sunrise09:0718:07
Sunset17:5902:59
Evening civil twilight18:4803:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Feb-2026 17:37:31
Local (UTC-9)  16-Feb-2026 08:37:31
 
METAR
PAFS 
17nm SE 		161701Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM CLR M26/M28 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP358 T12611283 FZRANO
PAMC 
28nm SW 		161653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M26/M28 A3056 RMK AO2 SLP359 T12611283 TSNO $
TAF
PAMC 
28nm SW 		161120Z 1612/1712 01005KT P6SM BKN030 FM171000 34003KT 4SM -SN OVC035
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