# Bear Creek 1 Airport (AK02)

**Bear Creek 1 Airport** (FAA: AK02) is a small airport in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1951. It has one runway, 1,400 ft (427 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak02

## At a glance

- FAA: AK02
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bear Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1951
- Elevation: 575 ft / 175 m
- Coordinates: 65.5399, -161.0620
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,400 ft / 427 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745071
- Weather station: PABL
- Ident: AK02

## Timeline

- Jul 1951: Bear Creek 1 Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 65 ft / 20 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,400 ft / 427 m | =28,281 of 29,858 | =14,339 in North America | =12,806 in US |
| Elevation | 575 ft / 175 m | =25,833 of 43,403 | =12,423 in North America | =10,362 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [GMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagz.md) Granite Mountain Air Station · 11 mi / 18 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 31 mi / 49 km
- [CDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75.md) Candle 2 Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [2AK9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak9.md) Independence Creek Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [KKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakk.md) Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · 61 mi / 97 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/ak02/data