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.
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
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- 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 |
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Aircraft registered in Quail Creek from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Quail Creek, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.