# Highland Airport (47AK)

**Highland Airport** (FAA: 47AK) is a small airport in Eagle River, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 2002. It has one runway, 1,400 ft (427 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/47ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 47AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Eagle River, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 2002
- Elevation: 650 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 61.2925, -149.5330
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,400 ft / 427 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746816
- Weather station: PAFR · WMO 70270
- Ident: 47AK

## Timeline

- Jul 2002: Highland Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,400 ft / 427 m | =28,281 of 29,858 | =14,339 in North America | =12,806 in US |
| Elevation | 650 ft / 198 m | =24,373 of 43,403 | =11,683 in North America | =9,719 in US |
| Age | Opened 2002 | =11,541 of 15,079 | =9,106 in North America | =8,980 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [FRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafr.md) Bryant Army Airfield · 4.4 mi / 7.0 km
- [US-2887](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2887.md) Fire Tower Ridge Airstrip · 5.7 mi / 9.1 km
- [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 8.6 mi / 14 km
- [AA06](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aa06.md) Sixmile Lake Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [AK24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak24.md) Hilltop Airport · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 9.5 mi / 15 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/47ak/data