Bold Airport
A13 · Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage County · map
Bold Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Ak Dnr, 30 miles ene of Anchorage, Alaska, 900 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,000 feet of gravel.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bold Airport?
Its FAA code is A13.
Where is Bold Airport?
It is 30 miles ene of Anchorage, Alaska, 900 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bold Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,000 feet long, gravel.
Does Bold Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bold Airport?
16 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 A13
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Ak Dnr
- Elevation
- 900 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
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1990
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,000 × 15 ft | Gravel, poor |
- Runway 32: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (15 nm north), Wasilla Airport (21 nm northwest), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (25 nm west), Merrill Field (26 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Birchwood Airport (15 nm west), Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (15 nm north), Wasilla Airport (21 nm northwest), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (25 nm west).
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
- Determination pending.
- Airstrip located inside chugach state park.
- Trees growing up around windsock; wind indicator unreliable.
- Runway 14/32 rutted and uneven. Trees encroaching on both sides of runway.
- Runway 14/32 slopes down toward lake. Runway 14 gentle hump approach end.
- Hikers and vehicles in the vicinity of airstrip.
- Sharply rising terrain east; south and west quadrants.
- Landings not allowed on lake.
- Brush up to 30 inches high on northeast half of runway, full length.
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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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Anchorage from the FAA register
2,529 aircraft are registered to owners in Anchorage, Alaska: 2,048 piston singles, 214 turboprops, 121 helicopters, 82 piston twins, 28 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
Fuel and service companies in Anchorage, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Charter operators and airlines based in Anchorage (12 of 63):
- Grant Aviation INC 55 aircraft on the certificate
- Ryan Air, INC. 24 aircraft on the certificate Ryan Air is an Alaska Bush carrier operating scheduled and charter freight and passenger services to over 80 villages across Western Alaska from eight hubs.
- Rusts Flying Service INC 23 aircraft on the certificate Rust's Flying Service is a seaplane operator based at Lake Hood in Anchorage, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours and air charters throughout Alaska.
- Pathfinder Aviation LLC 22 aircraft on the certificate Pathfinder Aviation is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing remote aviation operations and logistics services worldwide.
- Alpha Aviation LLC 20 aircraft on the certificate Alpha Aviation LLC is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing utility, industrial, and charter services throughout Alaska.
- Elevate Aviation LLC 20 aircraft on the certificate Elevate Jet is a private jet charter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, offering on-demand charter flights, aircraft management, and maintenance services.
- ACE Air ACE Air Cargo (Alaska Central Express INC) 20 aircraft on the certificate ACE Air Cargo is Alaska's largest scheduled all-cargo carrier, operating daily air cargo flights to and from Anchorage serving many Alaskan communities.
- TransNorthern LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate TransNorthern Aviation operates passenger and cargo flights from Anchorage, Alaska.
- Katmai Air, LLC 10 aircraft on the certificate Katmai Air operates scheduled and charter flights across Alaska from bases in Anchorage and King Salmon.
- Fly 4 You INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
- J and M Alaska Air Tours INC 7 aircraft on the certificate
- Scott Air Express Desert Splash Adventures Alaska Seaplanes Seaport Airlines Island Air Express (Scott Air, LLC) 7 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Anchorage (12 of 25, all of them):
- Accessory Services INC Accessory Services is an FAA and EASA certified repair station in Anchorage, Alaska, specializing in avionics accessories repair and overhaul, avionics installation and sales, and testing services including pitot static, transponder, ELT, a
- Acme LLC.
- Aero Twin INC Aero Twin, Inc.
- Aix, LLC AIX LLC is a certified repair station providing nondestructive testing (NDT) services to aircraft structures and components throughout Alaska.
- Alaska Aircraft Sales, INC Alaska Aircraft Sales is an FAA-approved repair station in Anchorage that provides aircraft maintenance, inspection, custom modifications, and brokerage services.
- Alaskan Aircraft Engines Alaskan Aircraft Engines is a piston aircraft engine overhaul and repair shop based at Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Alpha Repair Station LLC
- Alsco Aviation INC
- Anchorage Custom Powder Coating INC
- Dominion Propeller Corporation
- Eagle Enterprises INC
- F. Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services, LLC F.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
16 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 9 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Rex Lee Gray private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Palmer, AK (15 nm) · (907) 841-7116 · [email protected]
- Dean Stewart Paulson private pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage FSDO · Eagle River, AK (16 nm) · (907) 230-9628 · [email protected]
- Martin Eric Hinshaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Alaska Flight Academy · Wasilla, AK (21 nm) · (907) 947-4052 · [email protected]
- Ray Larue Hodges private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wasilla, AK (21 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (21 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
- Richard Wallace private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Girdwood, AK (23 nm) · (907) 244-9176 · [email protected]
- Brenton Kennedy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · anchorage, AK (31 nm) · (907) 240-8707 · [email protected]
- Carol Zerbe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (31 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
All 57 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 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
- Aircraft registered in Anchorage 2,529 aircraft · 2048 piston singles, 214 turboprops, 121 helicopters
- State of Alaska 36 aircraft in town
- Grant Aviation INC 32 aircraft in town
- Ryan Air INC 27 aircraft in town
- Rustair INC 21 aircraft in town
- Northland Hangars LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Enzed Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Pratt Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Grant Aviation INC 55 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ryan Air, INC. 24 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rusts Flying Service INC 23 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Pathfinder Aviation LLC 22 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Accessory Services INC · repair station
- Acme LLC. · repair station
- Aero Twin INC · repair station
- Aix, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/A13.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 29, 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.
