# Buck Creek Airport (AK98)

**Buck Creek Airport** (FAA: AK98) is a small airport in Buck Creek, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 1,220 ft (372 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak98

## At a glance

- FAA: AK98
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Buck Creek, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 560 ft / 171 m
- Coordinates: 65.6387, -167.4860
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,220 ft / 372 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745347
- Weather station: PATC · WMO 70117
- Ident: AK98

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,220 ft / 372 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,220 ft / 372 m | #28,927 of 29,858 | #14,774 in North America | #13,233 in US |
| Elevation | 560 ft / 171 m | =26,045 of 43,403 | =12,496 in North America | =10,426 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patc.md) Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [WAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paiw.md) Wales Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [LSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsr.md) Lost River 1 Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [KPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papc.md) Port Clarence Coast Guard Station · 32 mi / 52 km
- [KTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkt.md) Brevig Mission Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [TLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pate.md) Teller Airport · 43 mi / 69 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/ak98/data