Quail Creek Airport
20K · Quail Creek, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Quail Creek Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 1 mile south of Quail Creek, Alaska, 1,576 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,650 feet of grass and gravel.
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What is the airport code for Quail Creek Airport?
Its FAA code is 20K.
Where is Quail Creek Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Quail Creek, Alaska, 1,576 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Quail Creek Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,650 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Quail Creek Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 20K
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 1,576 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 27E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,650 × 30 ft | Grass and gravel, poor |
- Runway 16: trees on the approach
- Runway 34: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Esabd prior to 1959.
- Runway not maintained recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Slopes down toward north 3%.
- Numerous trees surround runway 16 thld.
- Trees and brush surround runway 34 thld.
- Soft when wet; trees up to 60 inch, brush and 36 inch grass on entire surface.
- Runway 16/34 located in mtn ravine, expect turbulent winds.
- Steep turning approach required either direction.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
- Runway suitable only for HIGH-WING, conventional geared aircraft, due to brush enchroachment.
- Road along the east side of runway
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Quail Creek from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Quail Creek, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/20K.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.