# Base Camp Airstrip (08AN)

**Base Camp Airstrip** (FAA: 08AN) is a small airport in Palmer, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 2024. It has one runway, 1,300 ft (396 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08an

## At a glance

- FAA: 08AN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 2024
- Elevation: 892 ft / 272 m
- Coordinates: 61.7043, -149.2125
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Weather station: PAIZ
- Ident: 08AN

## Timeline

- Jan 2024: Base Camp Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,300 ft / 396 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Gravel |  |  |

- 07/25 slopes 1.7%: threshold 25 at 870 ft / 265 m, threshold 07 at 892 ft / 272 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =28,704 of 29,858 | =14,591 in North America | =13,052 in US |
| Elevation | 892 ft / 272 m | =19,607 of 43,403 | =8,952 in North America | =7,281 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08an/data