# Hess Airport (7AK8)

**Hess Airport** (FAA: 7AK8) is a small airport in Wasilla, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1978. It has one runway, 1,300 ft (396 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ak8

## At a glance

- FAA: 7AK8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1978
- Elevation: 355 ft / 108 m
- Coordinates: 61.6213, -149.6150
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746782
- Weather station: PAWS
- Ident: 7AK8

## Timeline

- May 1978: Hess Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,300 ft / 396 m | 65 ft / 20 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =28,704 of 29,858 | =14,591 in North America | =13,052 in US |
| Elevation | 355 ft / 108 m | =30,038 of 43,403 | =14,004 in North America | =11,784 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 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))
- [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/7ak8/data