Airway Airport (5AK3)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	5AK3
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	147°20'1.6880" W / 64°46'23.4740" N -147.333802 / 64.773187 (Estimated)
Elevation	480.00 ft / 146.30 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NE of North Pole, AK
Location	Fairbanks North Star County, AK
Magnetic Variation	28E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	AIRWAY INC
Address	PO BOX 57366 NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone number	(907) 347-1460
Manager	GENE SCARBORO
Address	PO BOX 55506 NORTH POLE, AK 99705
Phone number	907-347-1460

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	FAIRBANKS
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	FAI - FAIRBANKS
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-474-0788
FSS Toll Free	1-866-248-6516

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Transient storage

Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	2550 x 45 ft (777 x 14 m)
Surface	GRAVEL
Surface treatment

	15	33
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	None	None
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CUN	NDB	CHENA		257.00	17E	5.7 nm
ICW	NDB	ICE POOL		525.00	13E	46.9 nm
EIL	TACAN	EIELSON	98X	115.10	19E	9.5 nm
FAI	VORTAC	FAIRBANKS	23X	108.60	21E	17.4 nm
ENN	VORTAC	NENANA	105X	115.80	21E	46.0 nm

Remarks

• PVT ARPT; OPS MEMBERS ONLY. LND AT YOUR OWN RISK. TSNT PPR - AMGR OR PROPERTY OWNER.
• NOT MNTND; FAC NA. RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
• SKI EQPT OPS DURG FALL, WINTER & SPRING.
• CTN: OPS FM ADJ GRAVEL PIT, POND & TIMBER TRAILS RWY.