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53AK Lakewood Airstrip
Sterling, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 53AK
Lat/Long: 60-32-01.9000N 150-51-23.2700W
60-32.031667N 150-51.387833W
60.5338611,-150.8564639
(estimated)
Elevation: 299 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
Variation: 23E (1995)
From city: 5 miles NE of STERLING, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99672

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: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.5
WX AWOS-3P at SXQ (6 nm SW): 135.45 (907-262-8431)
WX ASOS at ENA (12 nm W): 133.35 (907-283-6513)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENAr097/11.1KENAI VOR/DME117.6019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface: gravel
SAND/GRAVEL.
Operational restrictions: NOT PLOWED DURG WINTER; SILTY SAND BASE UNUSBL DURG BREAKUP.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STEPHEN PARKER
38371 LAKEWOOD ROAD
STERLING, AK 99672
Phone 936-443-9072
Manager: STEPHEN PARKER
38371 LAKEWOOD ROAD
STERLING, AK 99672
Phone 936-443-9072

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASX - Soldotna Airport (6 nm SW)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (46 nm NE)
PAWD - Seward Airport (49 nm SE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (50 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4113:41
Sunrise06:3014:30
Sunset21:3405:34
Evening civil twilight22:2406:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Apr-2026 05:24:17
Local (UTC-8)  20-Apr-2026 21:24:17
 
METAR
PASX 
6nm SW 		210456Z AUTO 22009G17KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP109 T00391028 TSNO
PAEN 
12nm W 		210453Z 20018G26KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/0354 SLP098 T00221011
TAF
PAEN 
12nm W 		201743Z 2018/2118 21020G28KT P6SM FEW050 OVC090 FM201900 21014G24KT 6SM -SHRASN BKN025 FM210000 21018G26KT P6SM SCT080 FM210900 18009KT P6SM BKN060
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