# Sleepers Strip Airport (6AK2)

**Sleepers Strip Airport** (FAA: 6AK2) is a small airport in Point Mackenzie, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1971. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ak2

## At a glance

- FAA: 6AK2
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Point Mackenzie, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1971
- Elevation: 88 ft / 27 m
- Coordinates: 61.2516, -149.9661
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751065
- Weather station: PAED · WMO 70272
- Ident: 6AK2

## Timeline

- Jun 1971: Sleepers Strip Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 085° / 265° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 88 ft / 27 m | =37,408 of 43,403 | =16,961 in North America | =14,138 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [2AK0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak0.md) MacKenzie Country Airpark · 0.4 mi / 0.7 km
- [US-2895](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2895.md) Point Mackenzie Substation Northeast Airstrip · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- [US-2894](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2894.md) Point Mackenzie Substation North Airstrip · 2.2 mi / 3.5 km
- [US-2893](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2893.md) Point Mackenzie Substation Northwest Airstrip · 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- [Z41](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z41.md) Lake Hood Airport · 4.5 mi / 7.2 km
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 4.9 mi / 7.8 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/6ak2/data