# Independence Creek Airport (2AK9)

**Independence Creek Airport** (FAA: 2AK9) is a small airport in Independence Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1968. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak9

## At a glance

- FAA: 2AK9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Independence Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1968
- Elevation: 250 ft / 76 m
- Coordinates: 65.6734, -162.4601
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747000
- Weather station: PADE
- Ident: 2AK9

## Timeline

- Aug 1968: Independence Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 250 ft / 76 m | =32,572 of 43,403 | =14,915 in North America | =12,563 in US |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =4,192 in North America | =4,105 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75.md) Candle 2 Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · 29 mi / 46 km
- [4Z2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4z2.md) Upper Hannum Creek Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [GMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagz.md) Granite Mountain Air Station · 39 mi / 62 km
- [AK02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak02.md) Bear Creek 1 Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 43 mi / 69 km

## 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/2ak9/data