# McDonald Ridge Airport (65AK)

**McDonald Ridge Airport** (FAA: 65AK) is a small airport in Wasilla, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 2002. It has one runway, 2,700 ft (823 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/65ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 65AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 2002
- Elevation: 285 ft / 87 m
- Coordinates: 61.5604, -149.3673
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 ft / 823 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747980
- Weather station: PAWS
- Ident: 65AK

## Timeline

- Jul 2002: McDonald Ridge Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,700 ft / 823 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass | 090° / 270° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,700 ft / 823 m | =18,324 of 29,858 | =7,834 in North America | =6,652 in US |
| Elevation | 285 ft / 87 m | =31,709 of 43,403 | =14,588 in North America | =12,287 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

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- [4AK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ak2.md) St John Homestead Airport · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km
- [AK54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak54.md) Stro's Airport · 2.6 mi / 4.3 km
- [AK65](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak65.md) Green's Strip · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km
- [16AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/16ak.md) Gattis Strip · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km
- [23AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/23ak.md) Yuknis Airport · 3.0 mi / 4.8 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/65ak/data