Snowshoe Lake Airport
5AK4 · Glennallen, Alaska · Unorganized County · map
Snowshoe Lake Airport is a private airport, 33 miles southwest of Glennallen, Alaska, 2,380 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,800 feet of gravel. It has 1 water landing area.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5AK4
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,380 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2015
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18W/36W | 5,000 × 1,500 ft | Water | |
| 16/34 | 1,800 × 100 ft | Gravel, good |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Gulkana Airport (35 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lake Louise Seaplane Base (16 nm north), Gulkana Airport (35 nm east).
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
- Trees at both ends of runway.
- No fuel available.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Glennallen from the FAA register
57 aircraft are registered to owners in Glennallen, Alaska: 56 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Glennallen:
- Copper Valley Air Service LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate Copper Valley Air Service operates scheduled flights, flightseeing tours, air taxi services, and backcountry flying from Gulkana Airport near Glennallen, Alaska.
- Lee, Gerald R. 3 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Hiring here openings at the schools, FBOs, operators and repair stations at or in the town of this airport, from their own websites
| Opening | Employer | Where | Kind | Pay, as stated | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Staff | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | Glennallen, Alaska | Management, sales and office | $17-$20/hour depending on experience | November 7, 2026 |
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Glennallen 57 aircraft · 56 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Copper Valley Air Service LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Lee, Gerald R. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5AK4.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 November 6, 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.