# Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip (8AK3)

**Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip** (FAA: 8AK3) is a small airport in Selawik, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 1985. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak3

## At a glance

- FAA: 8AK3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Selawik, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 1985
- Elevation: 360 ft / 110 m
- Coordinates: 66.7660, -160.1530
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49750242
- Weather station: PASK
- Ident: 8AK3

## Timeline

- Feb 1985: Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 360 ft / 110 m | =29,909 of 43,403 | =13,957 in North America | =11,741 in US |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | =6,682 in North America | =6,572 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [WLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pask.md) Selawik Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [ORV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfno.md) Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [ABL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafm.md) Ambler Airport · 66 mi / 107 km
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 67 mi / 108 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/8ak3/data