I landed here at 2am on 7/30 after landing at Deadhorse around midnight. Night may not be the right word since it was basically a 4 hour long sunset/rise. Absolutely incredible
I am close to having a working airport here, with some known problems that when I post it up anyone with more knowledge on msfs2020 design is welcome to my source and can edit and fix anything they like. Most of the problems i am having are related to terraforming. I have managed to get a relatively flat airport with a couple of bumps at the edges of the apron. However the airport altitude is wrong as I couldn't figure out how to change it in the polygon. I comes in at the default of around 10' and should be 27' . I will post a comment here when I get the first version posted somewhere. with instructions on contacting me for the files to edit.
I flew in via Canada. Northway didn't wish to send anyone down late so I flew direct here from TOK (precleared for a technical stop) and Canada. Customs is around by gate 6 at the main terminal.
Was the Best place in the world to learn how to fly and instruct. We lost a lot of pilots in the old days and things have changed a bit, 100LL was $1.15 and I remember complaining to Suburban fuel in Mountain View. Been flying and instructing ever since.
Reply to @prattsoplenty: The Wikipedia link goes to a Wikimapia article about the Navy base, not the seaplane base. Not sure if I'd trust that. Skyvector shows the point pretty close to where we already had it. http://skyvector.com/?ll=53.399114444,-167.5519&chart=301&zoom=3
The symbol is atop a hill beside Mailboat Cove, Chernofski, AK. There's nothing up on that hill except grass and crowberry. The ranch buildings can be seen in bottom of aerial photo if one pans cursor that way. The ruins of US military WWII infrastructure is to right, in the northern part of Mutton Cove, an appendix (if you will) of Mailboat Cove with together with Mailboat Cove comprise Chernofski Bay or Harbor. On the hillside above NE corner of Mutton Cove are a hydrant and other remains of US Military presence. There's also a pier and slaughterhouse in that corner and, finally, a little bit left of the coal pile the military put there to heat the place.
I spent January 2010 up there and became quite familiar with the layout.
Reply to @Desert185: Somebody needs to send an update to the FAA then, because the official location is a bit off, and they still have the runway as 12/30. They do have the name change, however.
It is now called Castle Mountain with the same 48AK identifier (Private). Freq is 122.95. Slight downhill landing west. The runway is actually 10/28 instead of the 12/30 listed. Grass in good condition.
I was there for 365 days ' June 1961-June 1962 M/sgt James m
The Talkeetna Airport and the massive amount of summer tourist flights (mostly going to Denali) is a major contributor to noise pollution and invasion of privacy in the small town of Talkeetna and the surrounding area. The local residents who live here all year and don't make money off tourism should have the right to enjoy their summers also without having to wear ear plugs just to get some piece and quiet. The small planes constantly going over our homes sometimes too low is also an invasion of our privacy and a major annoyance. The only locals who are for tourism are the ones making money off them. Tourism has ruined Talkeetna it has become a town of tourist whores.
This airport is called "Denali Airport", but it's private. I suspect you're looking for the nearby "McKinley National Park Airport" (PAIN) that belongs to the Park Service:
We stayed overnight in the trailers that the Alaska Highway workers used. Rustic! The restaurant had closed for the evening, but the bartender said just go fix your own. We had steak, baked potato and apple pie. Left the money and did the dishes. Great way to live!
This is one of the most interesting places. Definitely worth the trip from Fairbanks to Barrow on a 737 Combi - the cargo and the passengers are together! A ceremonious crossing of the arctic circle by the pilot as well as a certificate from Alaska Airlines when you land!
It is very difficult to work with the Alaska Airlines customer service counter within the secured area. It's understaffed, usually with uninterested employees.
This airport has a nursery on the B concourse. It's a great little private room with two leather couches, a coffee table, a crib (bring your own sheet/blanket), rollercoaster beads, toddler-size chairs, and its own private bathroom. The only downfall is it doesn't have a monitor for arrivals/departures. Oh, and the room kind of stinks.
Departures are routinely delayed. Most aggravating.
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Lights
🔗 Fri, 06 Oct 2023
— @HerculesOperator at Emmonak Airport, United States
A few of the runway lights are out. Reported to the airport manager on 10/6/23 and they will be working to fix them.
Emergency use airfield.
🔗 Tue, 23 May 2023
— @animebirder at Casco Cove Coast Guard Station, United States
While CGAS Casco Cove closed in 2010, runway 2/20 remains available for emergency use as of 2023 per AirNAV.
Permanent Closure.
🔗 Mon, 08 Aug 2022
— @Bill35 at Klawock Seaplane Base, United States
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1367621/download
Amazing approach
🔗 Wed, 04 Aug 2021
— @wolfgangx at Denali National Park Airport, United States
Incredible views coming and out of this airport. Very tight canyon
Great gas stop
🔗 Wed, 04 Aug 2021
— @wolfgangx at Nenana Municipal Airport, United States
Nice airport with reasonable Alaskan gas prices
Never ending sunset
🔗 Fri, 30 Jul 2021
— @wolfgangx at Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport, United States
I landed here at 2am on 7/30 after landing at Deadhorse around midnight. Night may not be the right word since it was basically a 4 hour long sunset/rise. Absolutely incredible
First gravel strip
🔗 Mon, 26 Jul 2021
— @wolfgangx at Mc Carthy Airport, United States
Landed here in a bonanza v35. Amazing park and service in McCarthy. Runway was fine and we had a great time exploring the glacier
Friendly line service
🔗 Mon, 26 Jul 2021
— @wolfgangx at Yakutat Airport, United States
Stopped here for gas on my way to norther AK. Staff came out to pump my gas and even gave us two homemade cookies!
Seward is a work in progress for me.
🔗 Sat, 03 Oct 2020
— @elkwharton at Seward Airport, United States
I am close to having a working airport here, with some known problems that when I post it up anyone with more knowledge on msfs2020 design is welcome to my source and can edit and fix anything they like. Most of the problems i am having are related to terraforming. I have managed to get a relatively flat airport with a couple of bumps at the edges of the apron. However the airport altitude is wrong as I couldn't figure out how to change it in the polygon. I comes in at the default of around 10' and should be 27' . I will post a comment here when I get the first version posted somewhere. with instructions on contacting me for the files to edit.
wrong location and data
🔗 Tue, 23 Apr 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Old Pilot Station Airport, United States
relocated in 2017 2.5 miles N/NW of current airport.
^
🔗 Fri, 10 Aug 2018
— @ricka2018 at Cold Bay Airport, United States
^
Alaska 2018
🔗 Mon, 16 Jul 2018
— @Cpfau182 at Merrill Field, United States
Returned to Alaska after 45 years. Spernack aviation is a great FBO.
Nice gravel strip Alaska Trip 2018
🔗 Mon, 16 Jul 2018
— @Cpfau182 at Whittier Airport, United States
Owner of Hotel in town drove us back out to the strip. Beautiful hotel right on the water. We will go back.
Great strip
🔗 Sun, 07 Jan 2018
— Anonymous Flyer at 18 Meadows Aerodrome, United States
Had a Great time...sunshine the all week. Sun always shining @18AA
(no subject)
🔗 Sat, 25 Nov 2017
— Anonymous Flyer at Fairbanks International Airport, United States
Sddf
Gold Mine 1969
🔗 Tue, 10 Jan 2017
— @Cpfau182 at Collensville/twincreek, United States
4 summers
PAWD - Where mountains meet ocean
🔗 Sat, 17 Sep 2016
— Anonymous Flyer at Seward Airport, United States
Very scenic location. Fabulous little town.
Mine
🔗 Tue, 04 Nov 2014
— @Cpfau182 at Merrill Field, United States
Going to C/T mine
Mine
🔗 Tue, 04 Nov 2014
— @Cpfau182 at Collensville/twincreek, United States
1968,69,70 and 71
Customs
🔗 Wed, 21 May 2014
— @Pilot_1975 at Fairbanks International Airport, United States
I flew in via Canada. Northway didn't wish to send anyone down late so I flew direct here from TOK (precleared for a technical stop) and Canada. Customs is around by gate 6 at the main terminal.
Fuel and a store
🔗 Wed, 21 May 2014
— @Pilot_1975 at Tok Junction Airport, United States
Fuel and a small grocery store. A dump!
re: IATA and ICAO Codes
🔗 Tue, 09 Jul 2013
— @trasher at Old Pilot Station Airport, United States
Reply to @ptomblin: You are, of course, quite correct. My balls up!
re: IATA and ICAO Codes
🔗 Mon, 08 Jul 2013
— @ptomblin at Old Pilot Station Airport, United States
Reply to @trasher: No, PAPN is the ICAO code for Pilot Point Airport, not Pilot Station.
IATA and ICAO Codes
🔗 Mon, 08 Jul 2013
— @trasher at Old Pilot Station Airport, United States
Pilot Station Codes are PIP and PAPN
Walker Pre-Flight.
🔗 Tue, 19 Mar 2013
— @Edsair at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, United States
Was the Best place in the world to learn how to fly and instruct. We lost a lot of pilots in the old days and things have changed a bit, 100LL was $1.15 and I remember complaining to Suburban fuel in Mountain View. Been flying and instructing ever since.
re: Probable incorrect location for base
🔗 Wed, 07 Nov 2012
— @ptomblin at Chernofski Harbor Seaplane Base, United States
Reply to @prattsoplenty: The Wikipedia link goes to a Wikimapia article about the Navy base, not the seaplane base. Not sure if I'd trust that. Skyvector shows the point pretty close to where we already had it. http://skyvector.com/?ll=53.399114444,-167.5519&chart=301&zoom=3
re: Probable incorrect location for base
🔗 Wed, 07 Nov 2012
— @prattsoplenty at Chernofski Harbor Seaplane Base, United States
I found another mention of Chernofski Harbor (link in the pilot info under Wikipedia page) and moved the location to that area.
Probable incorrect location for base
🔗 Mon, 05 Nov 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Chernofski Harbor Seaplane Base, United States
The symbol is atop a hill beside Mailboat Cove, Chernofski, AK. There's nothing up on that hill except grass and crowberry. The ranch buildings can be seen in bottom of aerial photo if one pans cursor that way. The ruins of US military WWII infrastructure is to right, in the northern part of Mutton Cove, an appendix (if you will) of Mailboat Cove with together with Mailboat Cove comprise Chernofski Bay or Harbor. On the hillside above NE corner of Mutton Cove are a hydrant and other remains of US Military presence. There's also a pier and slaughterhouse in that corner and, finally, a little bit left of the coal pile the military put there to heat the place.
I spent January 2010 up there and became quite familiar with the layout.
re: Name Change
🔗 Thu, 05 Jul 2012
— @ptomblin at Castle Mountain Airstrip, United States
Reply to @Desert185: Somebody needs to send an update to the FAA then, because the official location is a bit off, and they still have the runway as 12/30. They do have the name change, however.
Name Change
🔗 Thu, 05 Jul 2012
— @Desert185 at Castle Mountain Airstrip, United States
It is now called Castle Mountain with the same 48AK identifier (Private). Freq is 122.95. Slight downhill landing west. The runway is actually 10/28 instead of the 12/30 listed. Grass in good condition.
I was there for 365 days ' June 1961-June 1962 M/sgt James m
🔗 Mon, 12 Mar 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airport, United States
It was a long year
Northway, AK (PAOR)
🔗 Sun, 20 Nov 2011
— @Desert185 at Northway Airport, United States
As of summer 2011, no more fuel and the restaurant is closed. Customs and an FSS is about it. Nearest fuel, motel or restaurant is Tok.
Memorial for what?
🔗 Tue, 29 Dec 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport, United States
As I did not know him personally, I did fly on his plane. Can someone please tell me why this airport should bare his name?
Local info
🔗 Sun, 19 Jul 2009
— @SameerNene at Deadhorse Airport, United States
It doesn't seem to be widely known but, you can get lunch here at the Prudhoe Bay Hotel, a half-mile walk from the gravel transient parking area!
re: Talkeetna Airport Noise Pollution and Invation of Privac
🔗 Wed, 10 Jun 2009
— @ptomblin at Talkeetna Airport, United States
Talkeetna airport opened in 1949. Unless you're over 60 years old, the airport got there before you did.
Talkeetna Airport Noise Pollution and Invation of Privacy
🔗 Wed, 10 Jun 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Talkeetna Airport, United States
The Talkeetna Airport and the massive amount of summer tourist flights (mostly going to Denali) is a major contributor to noise pollution and invasion of privacy in the small town of Talkeetna and the surrounding area. The local residents who live here all year and don't make money off tourism should have the right to enjoy their summers also without having to wear ear plugs just to get some piece and quiet. The small planes constantly going over our homes sometimes too low is also an invasion of our privacy and a major annoyance. The only locals who are for tourism are the ones making money off them. Tourism has ruined Talkeetna it has become a town of tourist whores.
re: What is it actually called?
🔗 Tue, 02 Jun 2009
— @ptomblin at Denali Airport, United States
This airport is called "Denali Airport", but it's private. I suspect you're looking for the nearby "McKinley National Park Airport" (PAIN) that belongs to the Park Service:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_National_Park_Airport
What is it actually called?
🔗 Tue, 02 Jun 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Denali Airport, United States
What is the specific name of the Denali Airport. Im doing a project on the Denali National Park and need the name of it.
My email is munch112000@yahoo.com
and my phone number is 760 238 2754
Thank you
FAA again
🔗 Sat, 17 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Manokotak Airport, United States
The FAA has this airport at (58.9320583333333,-158.901897222222), but that location doesn't look like an airport and this one does.
Location?
🔗 Sat, 17 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Kako Airport, United States
The FAA has this at (61.899,-161.778183333333), but this location looks more like an airport, and more like the aerial photo at the airnav site.
Wrong ID?
🔗 Sat, 17 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Settlers Bay Airstrip, United States
The FAA uses '41AK' for Settlers Bay Airstrip.
Runways?
🔗 Sun, 11 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Alakanuk Airport, United States
FAA data still only shows a 18/36 turf runway, but that sure looks like a paved runway in the satellite photo.
Northway Airport
🔗 Wed, 27 Aug 2008
— @bsdunek at Northway Airport, United States
We stayed overnight in the trailers that the Alaska Highway workers used. Rustic! The restaurant had closed for the evening, but the bartender said just go fix your own. We had steak, baked potato and apple pie. Left the money and did the dishes. Great way to live!
Other runway at Chevak?
🔗 Fri, 15 Aug 2008
— @david at Chevak Airport, United States
Is that another runway NW of the airport, or some kind of resource-based industry?
farthest west i've flown
🔗 Tue, 27 May 2008
— @mnossik at King Salmon Airport, United States
nice airport, no bathroom
First landing North of the Arctic Circle
🔗 Wed, 02 Apr 2008
— @bsdunek at Bettles Airport, United States
Not much here except a lodge and guide service - which is fine. Just a thrill for my first landing North of the Arctic Circle!
re: OK
🔗 Mon, 17 Dec 2007
— @ptomblin at Dan France Airport, United States
Take it up with Google.
OK
🔗 Mon, 17 Dec 2007
— Anonymous Flyer at Dan France Airport, United States
Good Graphics at long-range not up to my expectations
Barrow
🔗 Wed, 31 Oct 2007
— @Tanya at Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport, United States
This is one of the most interesting places. Definitely worth the trip from Fairbanks to Barrow on a 737 Combi - the cargo and the passengers are together! A ceremonious crossing of the arctic circle by the pilot as well as a certificate from Alaska Airlines when you land!
fall 2007
🔗 Wed, 03 Oct 2007
— @karen_fbks at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, United States
It is very difficult to work with the Alaska Airlines customer service counter within the secured area. It's understaffed, usually with uninterested employees.
This airport has a nursery on the B concourse. It's a great little private room with two leather couches, a coffee table, a crib (bring your own sheet/blanket), rollercoaster beads, toddler-size chairs, and its own private bathroom. The only downfall is it doesn't have a monitor for arrivals/departures. Oh, and the room kind of stinks.
Departures are routinely delayed. Most aggravating.
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