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AK59 · King Ranch Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID AK59 Elev 1,350 ft Lat 61° 47.44' N Lon 148° 21.18' 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: 1,800 ft. Max gradient: 1.61% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 1,800 ft 100 ft Turf No 1.61%
24 — 1,800 ft 100 ft Turf No 1.61%

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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·AUTOMATED WX; 4 CLICKS - CTAF PVT USE.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-22 Piper PA-14 · Engine failure · day →
2016-10-14 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · 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
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 25 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 25 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 34 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 34 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 34 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 36 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 45 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 46 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 46 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 46 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
Grant William Funk Jr Chickaloon AK 2 nm
Gerald Thomas Casey Sutton AK 10 nm
Ronald Paul Wayner Sutton AK 10 nm
Lucas Alan Bardsley Sutton AK 10 nm
Patrick Sean Harney Sutton AK 10 nm
Joseph Lewis Gerwig Sutton AK 10 nm
Ryan Andrew Hokuf Sutton AK 10 nm
Anton Aleksandrovich Yudzitski Sutton AK 10 nm
Timothy James Borden Sutton AK 10 nm
Dylan Gregg Duffield Sutton AK 10 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
Peter Francis Gautreau Chickaloon AK 2 nm
Kaasan Faerlight Braendel Chickaloon AK 2 nm
Dwayne William King Sutton AK 10 nm
Kelly Lee Vrem Sutton AK 10 nm
Ronald Paul Wayner Sutton AK 10 nm
Patrick Sean Harney Sutton AK 10 nm
Whitney Joy Harney Sutton AK 10 nm
Joseph Lewis Gerwig Sutton AK 10 nm
Ryan Andrew Hokuf Sutton AK 10 nm
Christopher Thomas Spitzer Sutton AK 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 24 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 55 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 59 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 182 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1165 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1203 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1213 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1236 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1242 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1251 nm

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