AirNav: 3AK5 - Drift River Airport

3AK5

Drift River Airport
Kenai, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3AK5
Lat/Long:	60-35-19.9230N 152-09-43.1180W 60-35.332050N 152-09.718633W 60.5888675,-152.1619772 (estimated)
Elevation:	30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
Variation:	24E (1985)
From city:	26 miles W of KENAI, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99611

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	UNATTENDED 24 HOURS/DAY
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.7
UNICOM:	122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENAr248/28.5		KENAI VOR/DME		117.60		19E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SOLDOTNA		265/38.5		346		15E		OLT	--- .-.. -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	4100 x 150 ft. / 1250 x 46 m
Surface:	gravel
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear	trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 20 ft. / 12 x 6 m
Surface:	gravel
Elevation:	35.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COOK INLET PIPE LINE CO LLC 3800 CENTERPOINT DR. SUITE 1400 ANCHORAGE, AK 99503-4027 Phone 907-777-8300
Manager:	HARVEST ALASKA LLC 35350 KALIFORNSKY BEACH ROAD KENAI, AK 99611-4027 Phone 907-283-6108

Additional Remarks

-	NOT MNTND. TANK FARM & FAC UNATNDD & NON-OPNL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (34 nm E)
PAHO - Homer Airport (60 nm S)
PAKX - Wilder Runway Airport (68 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (72 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:40	17:40
Sunrise	09:29	18:29
Sunset	17:16	02:16
Evening civil twilight	18:04	03:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Feb-2025 07:52:34
Local (UTC-9)	31-Jan-2025 22:52:34

METAR

PAEN
27nm E

010653Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR M17/M19 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP326 T11671189 TSNO

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