AirNav: AK51 - Big Creek Airport

AK51

Big Creek Airport
King Salmon, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK51
Lat/Long:	58-38-48.9853N 156-34-47.5325W 58-38.816422N 156-34.792208W 58.6469404,-156.5798701 (estimated)
Elevation:	101.6 ft. / 31 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles ENE of KING SALMON, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	1513 x 50 ft. / 461 x 15 m
Surface:	turf/gravel
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	58-39.231360N	58-39.349860N
Longitude:	156-34.749120W	156-34.330260W
Elevation:	99.0 ft.	101.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	STOL	STOL

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	1465 x 50 ft. / 447 x 15 m
Surface:	turf/gravel
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	58-39.377700N	58-39.168480N
Longitude:	156-34.480500W	156-34.252860W
Elevation:	103.9 ft.	99.8 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	STOL	STOL

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:	355 true	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:	149 true	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:	BIG CREEK HOLDINGS, LLC 272 HARROP ROAD KING SALMON, AK 99613 Phone 907-232-2661 ALQILIQ TRUST
Manager:	CRYSTAL CREEK LODGE, LLC 46 CRYSTAL CREEK LODGE ROAD KING SALMON, AK 99613 Phone 907-246-3153

Additional Remarks

-	WATERWAYS AVBL TO PUB; DOCK CLSD TO PUB.
-	CTN: WATERFOWL & WATERCRAFT INVOF ARPT.
-	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 03-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:45	17:45
Sunrise	09:29	18:29
Sunset	17:51	02:51
Evening civil twilight	18:36	03:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Feb-2026 18:14:35
Local (UTC-9)	03-Feb-2026 09:14:35

METAR

PAKN
3nm NW

031754Z 02017G26KT 10SM BKN065 OVC080 03/M02 A2892 RMK AO2 PK WND 03031/1721 SLP792 T00281017 10039 20011 56027

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