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Z17 · Ophir Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID Z17 Elev 575 ft Lat 63° 8.76' N Lon 156° 31.80' 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: 1,940 ft. Max gradient: 0.41%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 — 1,940 ft 60 ft TURF-GRVL-P No 0.41%
29 — 1,940 ft 60 ft TURF-GRVL-P No 0.41%

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 · 9 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·RY NOT MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE; RCMD INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·SHARP ROCKS 2 IN X 6 IN ON RWY SFC.
  • ·RIDGES, RUTS, & EQUIP TRACKS ON RWY SFC, 2 IN X 4 IN DEEP.
  • ·STANDING WATER ON RWY SFC AFTER RAIN.
  • ·SAFETY AREAS ON RWY EDGES VERY ROUGH.
  • ·WEST 500 FT OF RWY UNDER WATER DUE TO FLOODING.
  • ·PUDDLES, TREES, & SHRUBS ON RWY.
  • ·FIRST 300 FT OF WEST END FLOODED.
  • ·WINDSOCK MISSING - WEST END.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 65 ops in 1996

2024 total

15

10-yr total

150

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=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
2000-02-25 Cessna 180H · Other · 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
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 206 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 218 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 218 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 218 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 225 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 226 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 226 nm
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 227 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 227 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 235 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
Brett Scott Gibbens Mc Grath AK 52 nm
Bradley Dale Scotton Galena AK 96 nm
Justin Wayne Zimmerman Galena AK 96 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 123 nm
Carl James Congdon Manley Spgs AK 152 nm
Jeff Duane Grelson Trapper Creek AK 174 nm
Nicus David Hicks Talkeetna AK 189 nm
Donald Robert Lee Talkeetna AK 189 nm
William Edward Nebesky Talkeetna AK 189 nm
Dallas Allen Haman Talkeetna AK 189 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
Christopher Alan Woosley Takotna AK 16 nm
Hayley Elizabeth Batt Mcgrath AK 29 nm
Robert Lee Magnuson Jr Mc Grath AK 52 nm
Barnabas Jack Funk Mc Grath AK 52 nm
Steffen Gregory Strick Mc Grath AK 52 nm
Victor Edgar Ladeira Mc Grath AK 52 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 123 nm
Allen Oliver Ivanoff Unalakleet AK 123 nm
Wade Charles Ryan Unalakleet AK 123 nm
William James Wilson Aniak AK 126 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
 218 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 220 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 227 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 250 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1403 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1442 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1451 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1474 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1480 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1489 nm

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