Feather River Airport
3Z1 · Feather River, Alaska · Nome County · map
Feather River Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile west of Feather River, Alaska, 325 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 1,190 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Feather River Airport?
Its FAA code is 3Z1.
Where is Feather River Airport?
It is 1 mile west of Feather River, Alaska, 325 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Feather River Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 1,190 feet long, gravel.
Does Feather River Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3Z1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 325 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,190 × 30 ft | Gravel, poor |
- Runway 12: brush on the approach
- Runway 30: road 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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Nome Airport (26 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Nome Airport (26 nm southeast), Nome City Field (27 nm southeast).
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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
- Terrain 24 feet higher than runway 30 threshold.
- Runway is very rough with loose rocks up to 14 in diameter on the runway surface. Brush up to 3 feet high growing on the runway.
- Numerous small rock piles 24 in dia an X 12 in high obscured by 18 in grass on runway landing surface.
- Higher gravel terrain/ridge east side runway 12/30; difficult to see from air.
- Runway 12/30 not maintained; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
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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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Feather River from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Feather River, 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
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Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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/3Z1.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.