# Platinum Mine Airport (6AK1)

**Platinum Mine Airport** (FAA: 6AK1) is a small airport in Platinum, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1968. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ak1

## At a glance

- FAA: 6AK1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Platinum, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1968
- Elevation: 100 ft / 31 m
- Coordinates: 58.9117, -161.7140
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749532
- Weather station: PAPM
- Ident: 6AK1

## Timeline

- Jun 1968: Platinum Mine Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 100 ft / 31 m | =36,830 of 43,403 | =16,697 in North America | =13,966 in US |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =4,192 in North America | =4,105 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [PTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papm.md) Platinum Airport · 8.4 mi / 13 km
- [GNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gnu.md) Goodnews Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [EHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paeh.md) Cape Newenham LRRS Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [TOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patg.md) Togiak Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [TWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a63.md) Twin Hills Airport · 52 mi / 84 km
- [KWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paqh.md) Quinhagak Airport · 58 mi / 94 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/6ak1/data