FAA Information Effective: Jun 12, 2025
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(KGZ) Glacier Creek Airport
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Glacier Creek, AK
(907) 822-7240
Overview
Attendance:
Unattended
Unattended
FAA
Runways:
11/29
Runway length: 1,400 ft (427 m)
Elevation:
2,380 ft (Surveyed)
Tower:
No
Airspace:
Unknown
Fees:
None
Timezone:
AKDT (UTC-08:00)
Sunrise-Sunset:
3:47 am - 11:16 pm
Evening-Morning Civil Twilight:
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Runway 11/29
Dimensions:
1,400 × 15 ft
(427 × 5 m)
(427 × 5 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
n/a
Surface:
gravel, no surface treatment, in poor condition
Runway Edge Lights:
n/a
Comments:
15 Ft Wide Gravel Path. Brush to 36 in Both Sides.
FAA
Ry Sfc Rough with Rocks to 8 in Diam, Ruts Down Ry Center; Ry Undulates.
FAA
| Designator: | 11 | 29 |
| Elevation: | n/a | n/a |
| Heading: | n/a | n/a |
| Gradient: | n/a | n/a |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | n/a | n/a |
| Approach Lighting: | n/a | n/a |
| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | n/a |
| Obstructions: | Trees, Both-Sides, 15 ft high | Tree, Both-Sides, 12 ft high |
| Comments: | n/a | n/a |
TFRs
Location: KGZ
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TFR count: 0
NOTAMs
Location: KGZ
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NOTAM count: 0
Additional Remarks
Ry 11/29 in Steep Mountain Canyon & Subject to Turbulent Winds.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Ry 11/29 not Rcmd for Tri-Cycle General Acft.
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Ry 11/29 Slope 2%.
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Ry Cond not Monitored; Rcmd Visual Inspection Prior to Landing.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Operations & More Information
Lat/Long:
- 61.45513, -142.38095
- 61° 27′ 18.5″ N, 142° 22′ 51.4″ W
- 61° 27.308′ N, 142° 22.857′ W
ARTCC:
Anchorage (ZAN)
App/Depart Control Facility:
Unknown
Chart:
NACO: Anchorage Sectional
FSS:
Kenai (ENA)
1-866-864-1737
1-866-864-1737
Wind Indicator:
No
Mag Var:
28E (1985)
NOTAM Facility:
Seg Circle:
No
Beacon:
Not Present
Lighting:
No lighting reported.
Pattern Altitude:
No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL.
Special Operations:
Communications Card
| Type: | Frequency / Phone: | Sector / Comments: | Call Sign: |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
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Contact Addresses
Airport Manager
Danny Rosenkrans
Copper Center, AK 99753
(907) 822-7240 (Office)
Owner
NPS Wrangell-St Elias
Copper Center, AK 99573
(907) 822-7250 (Office)