Aleknagik / New Airport
5A8 · WKK · Aleknagik, AK · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 11:48 PM
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:31 AM | 13:31Z |
| Sunrise | 06:27 AM | 14:27Z |
| Sunset | 10:53 PM | 06:53Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 11:48 PM | 07:48Z |
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Runways
RWY 15LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 144° mag · 164° true
- Dimensions
- 2,030 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- GRAVEL
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 324°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 15
- Threshold elev
- 62 ft
- Markings
- nonstandard
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 9 ft, 0 ft from threshold, 84 ft R of centerline
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,030 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
DLG 116.40
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLG · Dillingham | VOR/DME | 116.40 · 111X | High | r338° / 17.4 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 5A8 / WKK
- Coordinates
- 59.2826, -158.6180
- Elevation
- 63 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- Sectional chart
- KODIAK
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DILLINGHAM · 121.5, 122.3, 123.6, 125.0 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DLG
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Airport phone
- 907-842-5275
- Activated
- 1982/12
- Distance from city
- 1 E
Night operations
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 8 notes
General
- RWY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. NO SNOW REMOVAL.
- BE ALERT: FLOAT PLANES LNDG & DEPG BTN N AND S SHORES ON THE ALEKNAGIK IN THE AREAS OF ALEKNAGIK LODGE & MOSQUITO POINT.
- BE ALERT: RWY ELEVD ABV SRNDG TRRN; NO SAFETY AREAS AT EITHER THLD.
- RWY SLOPES DOWN TOWARD DEP END OF RWY 15.
- TREES ON APCH OF RWY 15, PWR LINES ON APCH OF RWY 33.
- LOOSE ROCKS ON RWY.
- SEGMENTED CIRCLE IS OVERGROWN AND UNUSEABLE
Runways
- RWY 15/33 MKD WITH ORANGE 3 FT CONES.
Nearby airports
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Also nearby: 4AK7 Aleknagik Mission Lodge Airport (private) (1 NM) · Z25 Tripod Airport (2 NM) · AK21 Nushagak Airport (private) (27 NM)
About 5A8
Aleknagik / New Airport (5A8 · WKK) is an airport in Aleknagik, AK, at 63 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,030 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 5A8, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 5A8 have a control tower?
No. Aleknagik / New Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 5A8?
Aleknagik / New Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 2,030 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 5A8?
Aleknagik / New Airport is in Aleknagik, AK, at an elevation of 63 ft MSL. Coordinates: 59.2826, -158.6180.
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