# Memory Lake Airport (5AK8)

**Memory Lake Airport** (FAA: 5AK8) is a small airport in Wasilla, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1977. It has one runway, 1,000 ft (305 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ak8

## At a glance

- FAA: 5AK8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1977
- Elevation: 420 ft / 128 m
- Coordinates: 61.6314, -149.4320
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,000 ft / 305 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49748054
- Weather station: PAWS
- Ident: 5AK8

## Timeline

- Jun 1977: Memory Lake Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,000 ft / 305 m | 22 ft / 7 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,000 ft / 305 m | =29,382 of 29,858 | =15,154 in North America | =13,607 in US |
| Elevation | 420 ft / 128 m | =28,624 of 43,403 | =13,530 in North America | =11,358 in US |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =5,572 in North America | =5,476 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [5AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ak5.md) Todds Strip · 2.0 mi / 3.3 km
- [3AK8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ak8.md) Boisselle's Strip · 2.5 mi / 4.1 km
- [59AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/59ak.md) Penderosa Airport · 3.0 mi / 4.8 km
- [01AN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/01an.md) McHone Heights Airport · 3.3 mi / 5.3 km
- [AK65](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak65.md) Green's Strip · 3.5 mi / 5.7 km
- [0AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ak1.md) Anderson Lake Airport · 3.8 mi / 6.1 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/5ak8/data