# Engstrom Field (Z47)

**Engstrom Field** (FAA: Z47) is a small airport in Basin Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1959. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z47

## At a glance

- FAA: Z47
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Basin Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1959
- Elevation: 143 ft / 44 m
- Coordinates: 64.6791, -165.2992
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745052
- Weather station: PAOM · WMO 70200
- Ident: Z47

## Timeline

- Aug 1959: Engstrom Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 173° / 353° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 143 ft / 44 m | =35,528 of 43,403 | =16,140 in North America | =13,546 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [SOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak26.md) Solomon State Field · 27 mi / 43 km
- [3Z1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3z1.md) Feather River Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
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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/z47/data