# Candle 2 Airport (CDL / AK75)

**Candle 2 Airport** (IATA: CDL, FAA: AK75) is a small airport in Candle, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1951. It has one runway, 3,880 ft (1,183 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CDL / —
- FAA: AK75
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Candle, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1951
- Elevation: 15 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 65.9077, -161.9260
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,880 ft / 1,183 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745445
- Weather station: PABL
- Ident: AK75

## Timeline

- Jul 1951: Candle 2 Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,880 ft / 1,183 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,880 ft / 1,183 m | =11,038 of 29,858 | =4,331 in North America | =3,600 in US |
| Elevation | 15 ft / 5 m | =41,887 of 43,403 | =18,875 in North America | =15,423 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

- [2AK9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak9.md) Independence Creek Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [AK02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak02.md) Bear Creek 1 Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [GMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagz.md) Granite Mountain Air Station · 39 mi / 64 km
- [4Z2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4z2.md) Upper Hannum Creek Airport · 40 mi / 64 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/ak75/data