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Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport

5QC · Quartz Creek, AK · 416 ft elevation · var 18E · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
5QC
Coordinates
65.4059, -164.6560
Elevation
416 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
18E
Sectional chart
NOME
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
Flight service (FSS)
NOME
NOTAM facility
OME
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1952/10
Distance from city
2 S

Weather

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (AKDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
n/an/a
Sunrise03:40 AM11:40Z
Sunset02:21 AM10:21Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
n/an/a
Loggable night (§1.1)
n/a → n/a
Night currency (§61.57)
03:21 AM → 02:40 AM

Plan a flight from 5QC

Runway 12/30

2,960 ft × 64 ft · GRVL-DIRT (Good)
12
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left
30
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left

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Services

Bottled oxygen
NONE
Bulk oxygen
NONE
Airframe service
NONE
Powerplant service
NONE

Ownership & management

Owner
ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER RD, FAIRBANKS, AK
(907) 451-2200
Manager
GEORGE
BOX 1048, NOME, AK
907-443-2500

Remarks FAA

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
  • RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN ENDS OF RY.
  • THLD PANELS BROKEN AND FADED.
  • RY 12/30 EDGE AND THR MKD BY 30 IN ORANGE CONES.
  • WASHOUTS 350 FT FROM RY 12 THSD N HALF OF RY HAS HUMPS AND DIPS WITH ROCKS TO 4 INCHES, N 1000 FT GROWN OVER WITH GRASS TO 12 INCHES, RY NOT MAINTAINED.
  • RWY HAS SEVERAL HEAVES AND SWALES ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY. HAS LOOSE GRAVEL AND ROCKS UP TO 7 IN DIAMETER ON THE RWY SURFACE.

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