# Carty's Airstrip (8AK2)

**Carty's Airstrip** (FAA: 8AK2) is a small airport in Nikiski, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1980. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak2

## At a glance

- FAA: 8AK2
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nikiski, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1980
- Elevation: 150 ft / 46 m
- Coordinates: 60.6998, -151.2947
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745484
- Weather station: PAEN · WMO 70259
- Ident: 8AK2

## Timeline

- Aug 1980: Carty's Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 150 ft / 46 m | =35,273 of 43,403 | =16,034 in North America | =13,464 in US |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | =6,020 in North America | =5,916 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-2880](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2880.md) Maranatha Airport · 1.4 mi / 2.3 km
- [AK73](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak73.md) McGahan Industrial Airpark · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- [6AK3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ak3.md) Butler Aviation Airport · 2.0 mi / 3.2 km
- [US-2879](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2879.md) Stevens Airport · 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- [US-2877](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2877.md) Cavu Airport · 2.9 mi / 4.6 km
- [06AN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2882.md) Niesen Airstrip · 3.6 mi / 5.8 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/8ak2/data