Skip to content

5AK3 · Airway Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 5AK3 Elev 480 ft Lat 64° 46.39' N Lon 147° 20.04' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,550 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 — 2,550 ft 45 ft Gravel No —
33 — 2,550 ft 45 ft Gravel No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·PVT ARPT; OPS MEMBERS ONLY.
  • ·TSNT PPR - AMGR OR PROPERTY OWNER.
  • ·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.
  • ·PACKED SNOW WINTER MONTHS.
  • ·TURNAROUND N & S END; MIDFIELD TURNAROUND NA.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-09 Aeronca 15AC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-09-04 Piper PA-12 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 9 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 9 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 184 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 197 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 197 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 200 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 200 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 200 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 217 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 223 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Clayton Lee Cranor North Pole AK 1 nm
Michael Allan Luis North Pole AK 1 nm
Mark Allen Burley North Pole AK 1 nm
Joseph Bryan Coffman North Pole AK 1 nm
Robert Arthur Gordon Jr North Pole AK 1 nm
Robert Matthew Monberg North Pole AK 1 nm
Lyle Merton Dawley North Pole AK 1 nm
Dean Upton Thibodeau North Pole AK 1 nm
Brandon Jared Stephens North Pole AK 1 nm
Michael Joseph Lopez North Pole AK 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul Edwin Boyd North Pole AK 1 nm
Allen Brooke Cacy North Pole AK 1 nm
Clayton Lee Cranor North Pole AK 1 nm
Timothy Levite Carrier North Pole AK 1 nm
Thomas Eugene Scarboro North Pole AK 1 nm
Samuel Paul Trotzke North Pole AK 1 nm
Stephen Allen Stidham North Pole AK 1 nm
Robert Arthur Gordon Jr North Pole AK 1 nm
Daniel Hayden North Pole AK 1 nm
Timothy Daniel Abbott North Pole AK 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 13 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 197 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 224 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 227 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1247 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1283 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1294 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1322 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1326 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1336 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.