# Sterling Air Park (40AK)

**Sterling Air Park** (FAA: 40AK) is a small airport in Sterling, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 2000. It has one runway, 1,809 ft (551 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/40ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 40AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sterling, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 2000
- Elevation: 333 ft / 102 m
- Coordinates: 60.5572, -150.8370
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,809 ft / 551 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751243
- Weather station: PASX
- Ident: 40AK

## Timeline

- Feb 2000: Sterling Air Park opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,809 ft / 551 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,809 ft / 551 m | #26,088 of 29,858 | #12,881 in North America | #11,394 in US |
| Elevation | 333 ft / 102 m | =30,527 of 43,403 | =14,173 in North America | =11,932 in US |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =8,856 in North America | =8,734 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-2874](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2874.md) Watkins Airport · 1.1 mi / 1.8 km
- [06AA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06aa.md) Twisted Sisters Airport · 1.4 mi / 2.3 km
- [US-2861](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2861.md) Spruce Hen Airport · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km
- [88AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/88ak.md) Dutch Landing Strip · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km
- [04AA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/04aa.md) Flying W Ranch Airport · 1.7 mi / 2.8 km
- [53AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/53ak.md) Lakewood Airstrip · 1.8 mi / 2.8 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/40ak/data