Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)

KGZ
Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)
Glacier Creek, AK
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier KGZ
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 142°22'51.4230" W / 61°27'18.4840" N
-142.380951 / 61.455134 (Estimated)
Elevation 2380.00 ft / 725.42 m (Surveyed)
Location Cordova-mccarthy County, AK
Magnetic Variation 28E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner NPS WRANGELL-ST ELIAS
Address BOX 493
COPPER CENTER, AK 99573
Phone number 907-822-7250
Manager DANNY ROSENKRANS
Address BOX 493
COPPER CENTER, AK 99753
Phone number 907-822-7240
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator No
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart ANCHORAGE
Region AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport No
FSS Phone 907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free 1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility ENA (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
Dimensions 1400 x 15 ft (427 x 5 m)
Surface GRAVEL (POOR)
Surface treatment
11 29
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • RY 11/29 IN STEEP MOUNTAIN CANYON & SUBJECT TO TURBULENT WINDS.
  • RY 11/29 NOT RCMD FOR TRI-CYCLE GENERAL ACFT.
  • RY 11/29 SLOPE 2%.
  • RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.