# Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport (5QC)

**Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport** (FAA: 5QC) is a small airport in Quartz Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1952. It has one runway, 2,960 ft (902 m) long, gravel.

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

## At a glance

- FAA: 5QC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Quartz Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1952
- Elevation: 416 ft / 127 m
- Coordinates: 65.4059, -164.6560
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,960 ft / 902 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749785
- Ident: 5QC

## Timeline

- Oct 1952: Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,960 ft / 902 m | 64 ft / 20 m | Gravel |  |  |

- 12/30 slopes 2.7%: threshold 30 at 336 ft / 102 m, threshold 12 at 416 ft / 127 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,960 ft / 902 m | =16,617 of 29,858 | =7,153 in North America | =6,059 in US |
| Elevation | 416 ft / 127 m | =28,729 of 43,403 | =13,568 in North America | =11,395 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 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))
- [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/5qc/data