Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport
5QC · Quartz Creek, AK · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-07 · night begins 01:20 AM
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:46 AM | 12:46Z |
| Sunrise | 06:13 AM | 14:13Z |
| Sunset | 11:53 PM | 07:53Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 01:20 AM | 09:20Z |
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Runways
RWY 12LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 102° mag · 120° true
- Dimensions
- 2,960 × 64 ft
- TPA
- 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- GRVL-DIRT
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 282°) on the 45° at 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 12
- Threshold elev
- 416 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Brush, 4 ft, 0 ft from threshold, 45 ft R of centerline
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,960 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
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
- No
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- NOME · 119.925, 121.5, 122.2, 122.45, 123.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- OME
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Airport phone
- LC 443-2291
- Activated
- 1952/10
- Distance from city
- 2 S
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
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 6 notes
General
- RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN ENDS OF RY.
- THLD PANELS BROKEN AND FADED.
Runways
- 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.
Nearby airports
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Also nearby: AK49 Taylor Airport (private) (17 NM) · Z81 Salmon Lake Airport (31 NM) · K29 Council Airport (39 NM) · 4Z2 Upper Hannum Creek Airport (44 NM)
About 5QC
Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport (5QC) is an airport in Quartz Creek, AK, at 416 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,960 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 5QC, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 5QC have a control tower?
No. Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 5QC?
Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 2,960 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 5QC?
Quartz Creek /Kougarok/ Airport is in Quartz Creek, AK, at an elevation of 416 ft MSL. Coordinates: 65.4059, -164.6560.
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