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Buck Creek Airport Private
AK98 · Buck Creek, AK · 560 ft elevation · var 16E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- AK98
- Coordinates
- 65.6387, -167.4860
- Elevation
- 560 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- Sectional chart
- NOME
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- NOME
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Distance from city
- 1 N
Weather
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TAF forecast
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | n/a | n/a |
| Sunrise | 03:32 AM | 11:32Z |
| Sunset | 02:51 AM | 10:51Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | n/a | n/a |
Loggable night (§1.1)
n/a → n/a
Night currency (§61.57)
03:51 AM → 02:32 AM
Plan a flight from AK98
Runway 17/35
1,220 ft × 70 ft · GRAVEL 17
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
35
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Other services
- Cargo
Ownership & management
Owner
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Manager
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- ARPT 1/2 MI N ABNDD MINING CAMP.
- LAND AT OWN RISK, ARPT INACTIVE, NOT MAINTAINED.
- RWY MARKED BY BARRELS.
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