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PAAN

Gold King Creek Airport
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK7
Lat/Long:	64-11-53.0000N 147-55-43.0000W 64-11.883333N 147-55.716667W 64.1980556,-147.9286111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1720 ft. / 524 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1965)
From city:	39 miles SE of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99743

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/2001
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr156/36.2		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E
ENNr107/37.9		NENANA VORTAC		115.80		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ICE POOL		107/36.4		525		18E		ICW	.. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2558 x 17 ft. / 780 x 5 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in fair condition ROCKS UP TO 6 INCHES ON RY SFC.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	64-11.993708N	64-11.772323N
Longitude:	147-56.125273W	147-55.307022W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	097 magnetic, 122 true	277 magnetic, 302 true
Obstructions:	38 ft. trees, 110 ft. right of centerline	15 ft. brush, 69 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	JASON LUDINGTON 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone (907) 451-5280

Additional Remarks

-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	NO SVCS AVBL.
-	20 FT TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY WITHIN 60-70 FT OF CENTERLINE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAAN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAHV - Healy River Airport (34 nm SW)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (35 nm NE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (37 nm N)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (39 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:49	15:49
Sunrise	08:38	16:38
Sunset	18:38	02:38
Evening civil twilight	19:27	03:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Oct-2025 15:09:37
Local (UTC-8)	13-Oct-2025 07:09:37

METAR

PAEI 35nm NE	131455Z 16004KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 BKN160 03/M02 A2955 RMK AO2A SLP013 T00281019 57027
PAFA 37nm N	131453Z 36003KT 10SM BKN070 BKN120 BKN180 02/M02 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP019 T00221017 58020
PAIN 38nm SW	131456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC033 03/03 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP031 P0001 60001 T00330028 56019 TSNO
PAFB 39nm N	131455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 03/M01 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP018 T00281014 57023 $

TAF

PAEI 35nm NE	131400Z 1314/1420 23009KT 9999 BKN080 BKN120 QNH2954INS BECMG 1316/1317 VRB06KT 9999 BKN060 620804 QNH2950INS BECMG 1320/1321 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN045 OVC080 620456 QNH2946INS BECMG 1400/1401 VRB06KT 8000 -RA BR BKN040 OVC060 620408 QNH2947INS BECMG 1407/1408 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN050 BKN080 620507 QNH2963INS TX05/1320Z TN02/1414Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1314 NEXT 1322
PAFA 37nm N	131127Z 1312/1418 18009KT P6SM BKN080 FM132100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 FM140400 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 FM140800 26003KT 6SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025

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