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5AK2

Howards Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AK2
Lat/Long:	64-43-50.4720N 147-20-51.6720W 64-43.841200N 147-20.861200W 64.7306867,-147.3476867 (estimated)
Elevation:	490 ft. / 149 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of NORTH POLE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99705

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1968
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W):

124.4 (907-474-8036)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr083/17.5		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		133/7.5		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1800 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m
Surface:	dirt
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	trees, 100 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear	dike

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	J HOWARD BOX 55263 NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Manager:	Phone 488-6869

Additional Remarks

-	RWY 24 THR LCTD ON TOP OF 12'HIGH FLOOD CONTROL EMBANKMENT, CAUTION ADVISED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (7 nm SE)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (9 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (46 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (61 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:22	17:22
Sunrise	09:19	18:19
Sunset	16:49	01:49
Evening civil twilight	17:45	02:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Feb-2025 05:08:18
Local (UTC-9)	06-Feb-2025 20:08:18

METAR

PAEI 7nm SE	070455Z 00000KT 3SM -SN BR SCT047 OVC070 M07/M09 A3012 RMK AO2A SLP213 P0000 T10751090
PAFB 9nm NW	070455Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC020 M07/M08 A3013 RMK AO2A SLP216 P0001 T10721084 $
PAFA 14nm W	070453Z 16003KT 3SM -SN BR SCT011 BKN028 BKN038 M07/M09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP219 P0001 T10671094 $

TAF

PAEI 7nm SE	062301Z 0623/0804 VRB04KT 8000 BR SCT017 BKN050 650501 QNH3013INS BECMG 0706/0707 VRB04KT 3200 -SN BR BKN005 OVC010 620058 QNH3008INS BECMG 0710/0711 VRB04KT 1600 -SN BR BKN005 OVC010 620058 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0711/0717 0800 SN BECMG 0719/0720 VRB04KT 4800 BR BKN005 OVC010 620059 QNH3016INS BECMG 0723/0724 VRB03KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3022INS TXM06/0623Z TNM11/0706Z
PAFB 9nm NW	052300Z 0523/0705 VRB03KT 3200 BR OVC004 650044 QNH3032INS TEMPO 0523/0604 1600 -SN BR BECMG 0604/0605 VRB03KT 8000 BR OVC008 650083 QNH3032INS BECMG 0612/0613 VRB03KT 3200 BR BKN008 OVC015 620086 QNH3029INS TEMPO 0613/0618 2400 -SN BR OVC005 620056 BECMG 0618/0619 VRB03KT 4800 BR OVC010 620105 QNH3015INS TXM05/0623Z TNM12/0605Z
PAFA 14nm W	061724Z 0618/0724 00000KT 1 1/2SM -FZDZSN BR OVC005 FM062200 00000KT 3SM -FZDZSN BR OVC015 FM070900 00000KT 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM071200 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM072100 00000KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM072300 03003KT P6SM SKC

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