# Fort Crosby Airport (8AK5)

**Fort Crosby Airport** (FAA: 8AK5) is a small airport in Trapper Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Dec 2016. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak5

## At a glance

- FAA: 8AK5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Trapper Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Dec 2016
- Elevation: 650 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 62.5139, -150.2653
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671208
- Weather station: PATK · WMO 70251
- Ident: 8AK5

## Timeline

- Dec 2016: Fort Crosby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 650 ft / 198 m | =24,373 of 43,403 | =11,683 in North America | =9,719 in US |
| Age | Opened 2016 | =13,341 of 15,079 | =10,638 in North America | =10,501 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3AK3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ak3.md) Songlo Vista Airport · 3.7 mi / 6.0 km
- [81AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/81ak.md) McKinley Country Airport · 4.5 mi / 7.2 km
- [AA00](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aa00.md) Shump Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [US-2423](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2423.md) Chunilna Cabin Strip · 12 mi / 19 km
- [US-6910](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6910.md) Trapper Creek West Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [US-6909](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6909.md) Trapper Creek Airport · 14 mi / 23 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/8ak5/data