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AK13 · Chena Hot Springs Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID AK13 Elev 1,195 ft Lat 65° 3.11' N Lon 146° 2.82' 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: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 — 3,000 ft 60 ft GRVL No —
26 240.6° 3,000 ft 60 ft GRVL 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 · 12 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED, AIRPORT NOT FOR COML USE; NO HUNTING AND NO PASSENGER PICK-UP OR DROPOFF ALLOWED.
  • ·BE ALERT STRONG CROSSWINDS.
  • ·RY NOT MAINTAINED AND CONDITION NOT MONITORED.
  • ·LOOSE 3 INCH ROCKS ON SURFACE AND SOME 12 INCH RUTS ALONG RY.
  • ·SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
  • ·RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·ANIMALS & MACHINERY ON RWY.
  • ·RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS SURROUNDING ARPT.
  • ·PPR CALL 907-451-8104 X 1909 OR 1905.
  • ·RY 08/26 SLOPES DOWNHILL 3% FM E TO W.
  • ·RY 08/26 ENDS MRKD WITH ORANGE PANELS.
  • ·WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

IATA · CEX

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-10-01 Piper PA-12 · Loss of control · day →
2008-03-22 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · dusk →
1999-06-15 Cessna 180A · Other · VMC · day →
1996-06-17 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC →

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 43 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 43 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 213 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 223 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 223 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 228 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 228 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 228 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 245 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 249 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
Martin Alan Meierotto Two Rivers AK 28 nm
Nathan Robert Mondul Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Weston James Umano Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Clayton Lee Cranor North Pole AK 38 nm
Michael Allan Luis North Pole AK 38 nm
Mark Allen Burley North Pole AK 38 nm
Joseph Bryan Coffman North Pole AK 38 nm
Robert Arthur Gordon Jr North Pole AK 38 nm
Robert Matthew Monberg North Pole AK 38 nm
Lyle Merton Dawley North Pole AK 38 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
Jeffrey Theodore Meierotto Two Rivers AK 28 nm
James Mitchell Knopke Two Rivers AK 28 nm
Richard Eugene Smart Two Rivers AK 28 nm
Richard Alan Fox Two Rivers AK 28 nm
Ashley Lynn Kohler Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Jeffrey George Muratides Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Robert George Soto Jr Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Arron Ray Holden Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Anthony Roy Crisostomo Eielson Afb AK 34 nm
Gary James Markley Salcha AK 38 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
 48 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 223 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 252 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 255 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1233 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1269 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1280 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1309 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1312 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1323 nm

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