# West Papoose Lake Airpark (44AK)

**West Papoose Lake Airpark** (FAA: 44AK) is a small airport in Wasilla, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1988. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/44ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 44AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1988
- Elevation: 230 ft / 70 m
- Coordinates: 61.5334, -150.1020
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751810
- Weather station: PAUO
- Ident: 44AK

## Timeline

- Jan 1988: West Papoose Lake Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 230 ft / 70 m | =33,140 of 43,403 | =15,163 in North America | =12,763 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 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)
- [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/44ak/data