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5AK3

Airway Airport
North Pole, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5AK3
Lat/Long:	64-46-23.4740N 147-20-01.6880W 64-46.391233N 147-20.028133W 64.7731872,-147.3338022 (estimated)
Elevation:	480 ft. / 146 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of NORTH POLE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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:	yes, RWY 33 APCH END.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX ASOS at FAI (14 nm W):	124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr074/17.4		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		117/5.7		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2550 x 45 ft. / 777 x 14 m
Surface:	gravel
Operational restrictions:	PACKED SNOW WINTER MONTHS. TURNAROUND N & S END; MIDFIELD TURNAROUND NA.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	10 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway	50 ft. trees, 10 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	AIRWAY INC PO BOX 57366 NORTH POLE, AK 99705 Phone (907) 347-1460
Manager:	GENE SCARBORO PO BOX 55506 NORTH POLE, AK 99705 Phone 907-347-1460

Additional Remarks

-	PVT ARPT; OPS MEMBERS ONLY. LND AT YOUR OWN RISK. TSNT PPR - AMGR OR PROPERTY OWNER.
-	NOT MNTND; FAC NA. RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
-	SKI EQPT OPS DURG FALL, WINTER & SPRING.
-	CTN: OPS FM ADJ GRAVEL PIT, POND & TIMBER TRAILS RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (8 nm NW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (9 nm SE)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (14 nm W)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (63 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-May-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	02:45	10:45
Sunrise	04:34	12:34
Sunset	22:57	06:57
Evening civil twilight	00:46	08:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2025 14:42:06
Local (UTC-8)	13-May-2025 06:42:06

METAR

PAFB 8nm NW	131355Z 32006KT 9SM FEW030 SCT050 BKN075 06/M05 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP079 T00561046 $
PAEI 9nm SE	131355Z 21003KT 10SM SCT044 BKN060 03/01 A2973 RMK AO2A SLP074 T00280005 $
PAFA 14nm W	131353Z 29008KT 10SM SCT075 BKN085 06/M04 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP081 T00611039 $

TAF

PAFB 8nm NW	131421Z 1314/1420 01012KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 BKN075 620752 QNH2974INS BECMG 1323/1400 23012KT 9999 FEW050 SCT065 QNH2988INS BECMG 1405/1406 03010G15KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2993INS BECMG 1412/1413 06010G15KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2999INS TX10/1401Z TN01/1411Z
PAEI 9nm SE	131400Z 1314/1420 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA FEW030 BKN050 OVC075 QNH2973INS BECMG 1316/1317 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW040 BKN060 QNH2979INS BECMG 1321/1322 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH FEW040 BKN050 QNH2988INS BECMG 1406/1407 30010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW080 SCT120 QNH2995INS TX10/1403Z TNM02/1412Z
PAFA 14nm W	131124Z 1312/1418 33005KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 BKN100 FM131600 35007KT P6SM SCT100 FM132300 05009KT P6SM SKC

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