Hinkes Airport
56AK · Mc Grath, Alaska · Kuskokwim County · map
Hinkes Airport is a private airport, 50 miles southeast of Mc Grath, Alaska, 1,200 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 1,400 feet of gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 56AK
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,200 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,400 × 50 ft | Gravel |
- Runway 11: trees 50 ft high 300 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Mc Grath from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Mc Grath, Alaska: 18 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
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.