# Glacierview Strip (AK17)

**Glacierview Strip** (FAA: AK17) is a small airport in Homer, Alaska, United States. It opened in Dec 1991. It has one runway, 1,555 ft (474 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak17

## At a glance

- FAA: AK17
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Homer, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Dec 1991
- Elevation: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Coordinates: 59.7636, -151.2230
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,555 ft / 474 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746487
- Weather station: PAHO · WMO 70341
- Ident: AK17

## Timeline

- Dec 1991: Glacierview Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,555 ft / 474 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,555 ft / 474 m | =27,704 of 29,858 | =13,974 in North America | =12,450 in US |
| Elevation | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =11,259 of 43,403 | =4,904 in North America | =3,719 in US |
| Age | Opened 1991 | =9,835 of 15,079 | =7,603 in North America | =7,492 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [98AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/98ak.md) Eastland Airport · 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
- [02AN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02an.md) Emerald Ridge Airport · 4.8 mi / 7.8 km
- [46AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/46ak.md) Bear Cove Farm Airport · 7.2 mi / 12 km
- [0AK7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ak7.md) Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project Airstrip · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [OL99](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ol99.md) Lookout Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [HOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paho.md) Homer Airport · 12 mi / 20 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/ak17/data