# Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ / KGZ)

**Glacier Creek Airport** (IATA: KGZ, FAA: KGZ) is a small airport in Glacier Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1952. It has one runway, 1,400 ft (427 m) long, gravel.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KGZ / —
- FAA: KGZ
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Glacier Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1952
- Elevation: 2,380 ft / 725 m
- Coordinates: 61.4551, -142.3810
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,400 ft / 427 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746486
- Weather station: PAMX
- Ident: KGZ

## Timeline

- Jan 1952: Glacier Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,400 ft / 427 m | 15 ft / 5 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 | 2,380 ft / 725 m | =7,333 of 43,403 | =3,415 in North America | =2,624 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myk.md) May Creek Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [0AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ak5.md) Young Creek Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [MXY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamx.md) Mc Carthy Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [0AK8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0688.md) Fireweed Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [AK31](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak31.md) Swift Creek Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [AK0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak0.md) Jakes Bar Airport · 23 mi / 38 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/kgz/data