# Ophir Airport (Z17)

**Ophir Airport** (FAA: Z17) is a small airport in Ophir, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 1,940 ft (591 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z17

## At a glance

- FAA: Z17
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ophir, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 595 ft / 181 m
- Coordinates: 63.1460, -156.5300
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,940 ft / 591 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophir_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7097983
- Weather station: PATL
- Ident: Z17

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: Ophir Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,940 ft / 591 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 131° / 311° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,940 ft / 591 m | =25,569 of 29,858 | =12,507 in North America | =11,033 in US |
| Elevation | 595 ft / 181 m | =25,443 of 43,403 | =12,243 in North America | =10,206 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [A77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a77.md) Yankee Creek 2 Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [TCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tct.md) Takotna Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [TLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patl.md) Tatalina LRRS Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [BCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z48.md) Bear Creek 3 Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [MCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamc.md) McGrath Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [KCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcr.md) Colorado Creek Airport · 34 mi / 54 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/z17/data