Goose Bay Airport (Z40)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	Z40
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	149°50'32.1700" W / 61°23'40.7400" N -149.842269 / 61.394650 (Estimated)
Elevation	78.00 ft / 23.77 m (Estimated)
Location	Matanuska-susitna County, AK
Magnetic Variation	25E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
Address	PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone number	907-269-0782
Manager	KYLER HYLTON
Address	289 INNER SPRINGER LOOP RD. PALMER, AK 99645
Phone number	907-246-3325

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
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

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	3000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m)
Surface	GRAVEL (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	08	26
Physical elevation	78.00 ft	78.00 ft
Coordinates	61.394894 / -149.850811	61.394406 / -149.833728
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Nonstandard	Nonstandard

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EDF	TACAN	ELMENDORF	81X	113.40	15E	8.7 nm
TED	VOR/DME	ANCHORAGE	78Y	113.15	18E	14.1 nm
BGQ	VORTAC	BIG LAKE	72X	112.50	19E	11.1 nm
MRI	VOT	ANCHORAGE		111.00		10.7 nm
ANC	VOT	ANCHORAGE		108.40		14.4 nm

Remarks

• RWY COND UNMNTD; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
• 808 FT LGTD TWR 11700 FT NNW OF RWY.
• WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• LRG MIL LOW ALT OPS INVOF R-2203, GOOSE BAY, BIRCHWOOD & BIG LAKE ARPTS. MIL ACFT MNT MULT CTAF FREQ. SEE CURRENT ANCHORAGE VFR TAC INSERT & CNTR NOTAMS.