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9AK3 · Nikolai Creek Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 9AK3 Elev 30 ft Lat 61° 0.83' N Lon 151° 26.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,100 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 4,100 ft 75 ft Gravel No —
24 — 4,100 ft 75 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 · 1 not yet translated

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

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Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% 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

  • Other 1

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-09-24 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other · day →
1987-07-26 Beech H35 · Weather · VMC · 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
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 42 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 42 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 58 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 64 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 64 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 64 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 64 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 64 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 64 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 64 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
Robert Michael Thomas Nikiski AK 19 nm
Evan Kerry Veal Nikiski AK 19 nm
Pierce Wells Bassett Kenai AK 28 nm
Dennis Patrick O'Ney Kenai AK 28 nm
Nathan Coy Smith Kenai AK 28 nm
Matthew Aaron Barnes Kenai AK 28 nm
Samuel Lovell Moore Cole Iii Kenai AK 28 nm
Stephen Douglas Staton Kenai AK 28 nm
Michael Eugene Williams Kenai AK 28 nm
Marshall Redford Paulson Kenai AK 28 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
Lonnie Lee Scott Nikiski AK 19 nm
Dale Alan Bakk Nikiski AK 19 nm
Donald William Heckert Nikiski AK 19 nm
Lawrence Eugene Nudson Nikiski AK 19 nm
Merrill Edward Danna Nikiski AK 19 nm
Nathaniel John Grace Nikiski AK 19 nm
Byron Kendall Nalos Nikiski AK 19 nm
Patrick Lee Clark Kenai AK 28 nm
Michael James Litzen Kenai AK 28 nm
Thomas Miller Thibodeau Kenai AK 28 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 44 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 48 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 77 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 249 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1221 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1261 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1269 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1291 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1297 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1305 nm

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