Portage Creek Airport
A14 · PAOC · PCA · Portage Creek, AK · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 11:41 PM
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:31 AM | 13:31Z |
| Sunrise | 06:25 AM | 14:25Z |
| Sunset | 10:47 PM | 06:47Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 11:41 PM | 07:41Z |
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Runways
RWY 19LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 186° mag · 207° true
- Dimensions
- 1,470 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- GRVL-DIRT
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 006°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 19
- Threshold elev
- 101 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Brush, 6 ft, 0 ft from threshold, 85 ft R of centerline
- TDZ elevation
- 101 ft
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,470 ft | |
| 09/27 | 1,920 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
“Kemuk Mountain”Also
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
DLG 116.40 · AKN 112.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLG · Dillingham | VOR/DME | 116.40 · 111X | High | r086° / 26.5 NM |
| AKN · King Salmon | VORTAC | 112.80 · 75X | High | r274° / 31.8 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- PAOC / PCA
- Coordinates
- 58.9065, -157.7140
- Elevation
- 129 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- Sectional chart
- KODIAK
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- DILLINGHAM · 122.55 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DLG
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Airport phone
- 907-842-5275
- Activated
- 1975/08
- Distance from city
- 0 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
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 11 notes
General
- RWY COND NOT MNT; RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USING, NO MAINT ON ARPT.
- RWY 10 & RWY 01 - SAFETY AREAS SOFT; MAY BE UNUSBL. RWY 28 SAFETY AREA ERODING NEAR BLUFF.
- RWY VERY SOFT; DEEP RUTS MAY DEVELOP WHEN SFC WET.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- BRUSH AND TREES ENCROACHING ON ALL RWY SFCS.
- NO SNOW REMOVAL RWY 10/28.
Runways
- SLOPES UP TO E END 1.5 %. NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RWY ENDS.
- RWY 01/19 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE ORANGE CONES.
- RWY MKD WITH REFLECTIVE ORANGE CONES.
- RWY 01/19 SFC RUTS 4 IN TO 6 IN DEEP 300 FT FM THLD RWY 01 WHERE ACFT TURN ARND FOR TKOF.
- VERY SOFT WITH DEEP LOOSE GRVL. FIRST 200 FT OF RWY 28 CLSD WITH BRUSH GROWING ON EDGES.
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About PAOC
Portage Creek Airport (A14 · PAOC · PCA) is an airport in Portage Creek, AK, at 129 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 1,920 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for PAOC, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does PAOC have a control tower?
No. Portage Creek Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at PAOC?
Portage Creek Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 1,920 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is PAOC?
Portage Creek Airport is in Portage Creek, AK, at an elevation of 129 ft MSL. Coordinates: 58.9065, -157.7140.
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