# Portage Creek Airport (PCA / PAOC)

**Portage Creek Airport** (IATA: PCA, ICAO: PAOC) is a small airport in Portage Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1975. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,920 ft (585 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PCA / PAOC
- FAA: A14
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Portage Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1975
- Elevation: 129 ft / 39 m
- Coordinates: 58.9065, -157.7140
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,920 ft / 585 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_Creek_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7231412
- Weather station: PFWS
- Ident: PAOC

## Timeline

- Aug 1975: Portage Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,920 ft / 585 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 112° / 292° |  |
| 01/19 | 1,470 ft / 448 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 027° / 207° |  |

- 10/28 slopes 1.5%: threshold 10 at 100 ft / 30 m, threshold 28 at 129 ft / 39 m.
- 01/19 slopes 1.4%: threshold 01 at 80 ft / 24 m, threshold 19 at 101 ft / 31 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,920 ft / 585 m | =25,624 of 29,858 | =12,539 in North America | =11,063 in US |
| Elevation | 129 ft / 39 m | =35,952 of 43,403 | =16,316 in North America | =13,679 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## 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/paoc/data