AirNav: AK51 - Big Creek Airport

AK51
(formerly AKAA)

Big Creek Airport
King Salmon, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK51
Lat/Long:	58-38-49.1104N 156-34-47.9979W 58-38.818507N 156-34.799965W 58.6469751,-156.5799994 (estimated)
Elevation:	88 ft. / 27 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (2010)
From city:	4 miles NE of KING SALMON, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2020
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	JUN-OCT IRREGULAR
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AKN (2.8 nm NW):	128.8 (907-246-7506)
WX AWOS-3P at WSN (14 nm W):	121.575 (907-868-7348)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AKNr115/7.1		KING SALMON VORTAC		112.80		16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHINOOK		120/8.2		355		11E		AUB	.- ..- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1560 x 50 ft. / 475 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	58-39.271333N	58-39.291500N
Longitude:	156-34.848333W	156-34.358333W
Elevation:	75.0 ft.	87.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Markings:	none	none

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	1400 x 50 ft. / 427 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	58-39.423667N	58-39.195167N
Longitude:	156-34.384500W	156-34.339167W
Elevation:	88.0 ft.	86.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Markings:	none	none

Runway 1W/19W

Dimensions:	4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 1W	RUNWAY 19W
Latitude:	58-38.057000N	58-38.711667N
Longitude:	156-34.544167W	156-34.650667W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Runway heading:	339 magnetic, 355 true	159 magnetic, 175 true

Runway 12W/30W

Dimensions:	4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 m
Surface:	water
Operational restrictions:	SHOAL SW SIDE DURG LOW TIDE.
	RUNWAY 12W	RUNWAY 30W
Latitude:	58-39.211500N	58-38.646167N
Longitude:	156-35.265000W	156-34.624167W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	133 magnetic, 149 true	313 magnetic, 329 true

Runway 8W/26W

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	water
Operational restrictions:	NMRS SHOALS, WIND CHANNEL, STEEP BLIND APCH; HAZ.
	RUNWAY 8W	RUNWAY 26W
Latitude:	58-38.782333N	58-38.778667N
Longitude:	156-35.656333W	156-34.711500W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CRYSTAL CREEK LODGE PO BOX 872729 WASILLA, AK 99687 Phone 907-357-3153
Manager:	DAN MICHELS PO BOX 872729 WASILLA, AK 99687 Phone 907-232-2661

Additional Remarks

-	WATERWAYS AVBL TO PUB; DOCK CLSD TO PUB.
-	CTN: WATERFOWL & WATERCRAFT INVOF.
-	CTC AKN ATCT OR USE AKN CTAF PRIOR TO OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKN - King Salmon Airport (3 nm NW)
PFWS - South Naknek Nr 2 Airport (14 nm W)
PAII - Egegik Airport (37 nm SW)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (46 nm NE)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (54 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:34	17:34
Sunrise	09:20	18:20
Sunset	17:02	02:02
Evening civil twilight	17:49	02:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Nov-2024 09:45:22
Local (UTC-9)	15-Nov-2024 00:45:22

METAR

PAKN 3nm NW	150935Z 20018G30KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC008 04/03 A2892 RMK AO2 PK WND 18031/0902 P0002 T00390033
PFWS 14nm W	150935Z AUTO 21018G28KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 04/03 A2893 RMK AO2 PK WND 22029/0925 CIG 004V011 P0000

TAF

PAKN
3nm NW

150538Z 1506/1606 20020G30KT P6SM -RA SCT007 BKN010 OVC020 TEMPO 1506/1510 5SM -RA BR BKN007 FM151000 20020G30KT 3SM -RA BR SCT004 OVC007 FM151500 22015G25KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM152200 26012G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025 FM160300 30011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050

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