Black Rapids Airport
5BK · Black Rapids, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Black Rapids Airport is a public-use airport in Black Rapids, Alaska, 2,125 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,250 feet of grass and gravel.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5BK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,125 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 28E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,250 × 40 ft | Grass and gravel, fair |
- Runway 14: trees on the approach
- Runway 32: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Black Rapids Rco | 122.4 | Black Rapids |
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Aircraft registered in Black Rapids from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Black Rapids, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Ctn: helicopter operations; hwy runs parl to runway.
- Ummntnd.
- 5 in rocks; 1.5 feet brush; ruts and potholes.
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.