# Butte Municipal Airport (AK1)

**Butte Municipal Airport** (FAA: AK1) is a small airport in Palmer, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 1974. It has one runway, 1,806 ft (551 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak1

## At a glance

- FAA: AK1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 1974
- Elevation: 64 ft / 20 m
- Coordinates: 61.5303, -149.0180
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,806 ft / 551 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813412
- Weather station: PAAQ · WMO 70274
- Ident: AK1

## Timeline

- Feb 1974: Butte Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,806 ft / 551 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,806 ft / 551 m | #26,091 of 29,858 | #12,884 in North America | #11,397 in US |
| Elevation | 64 ft / 20 m | =38,531 of 43,403 | =17,485 in North America | =14,494 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-7673](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7673.md) Knik River Airport · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- [AA25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aa05.md) Shelby Strip · 2.5 mi / 4.1 km
- [US-7676](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7676.md) Jim Creek Airport · 2.7 mi / 4.4 km
- [74AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak53.md) Maud Road Strip Airport · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
- [AK50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak50.md) Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport · 4.5 mi / 7.2 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.1 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/ak1/data