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.
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What is the airport code for Black Rapids Airport?
Its FAA code is 5BK.
Where is Black Rapids Airport?
It is in Black Rapids, Alaska, 2,125 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Black Rapids Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,250 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Black Rapids Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
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
- Ctn: helicopter operations; hwy runs parl to runway.
- Ummntnd.
- 5 in rocks; 1.5 feet brush; ruts and potholes.
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 Black Rapids from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Black Rapids, 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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,144 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5BK.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 3, 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.