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Glacier Creek Airport
KGZ · Glacier Creek, AK · 2,380 ft elevation · var 28E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- KGZ / KGZ
- Coordinates
- 61.4551, -142.3810
- Elevation
- 2,380 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 28E
- Sectional chart
- ANCHORAGE
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- KENAI
- NOTAM facility
- ENA
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Activated
- 1952/01
- Distance from city
- 0 N
Weather
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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 | 03:47 AM | 11:47Z |
| Sunset | 11:16 PM | 07:16Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | n/a | n/a |
Loggable night (§1.1)
n/a → n/a
Night currency (§61.57)
12:16 AM → 02:47 AM
Plan a flight from KGZ
Runway 11/29
1,400 ft × 15 ft · GRAVEL (Poor) 11
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
29
- 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
Ownership & management
Owner
NPS WRANGELL-ST ELIAS
BOX 493, COPPER CENTER, AK
907-822-7250
Manager
DANNY ROSENKRANS
BOX 493, COPPER CENTER, AK
907-822-7240
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- RY 11/29 IN STEEP MOUNTAIN CANYON & SUBJECT TO TURBULENT WINDS.
- RY 11/29 NOT RCMD FOR TRI-CYCLE GENERAL ACFT.
- RY 11/29 SLOPE 2%.
- RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- 15 FT WIDE GRAVEL PATH. BRUSH TO 36 IN BOTH SIDES.
- RY SFC ROUGH WITH ROCKS TO 8 IN DIAM, RUTS DOWN RY CENTER; RY UNDULATES.
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