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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

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1432N500 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
14/321,000 × 15 ftGravel, 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):

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.

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

2021-05-27ANC21LA042 · Bellanca 7Gcbc N659HC · accident · no injuries
2010-05-29ANC10CA045 · Piper Pa-22-150 N5844D · accident · no injuries
2010-05-22ANC10CA042 · Piper Pa-12 N2581M · accident · no injuries
2003-12-05ANC04LA012 · Cessna 172 N2459L · accident · no injuries
2002-06-22ANC02LA056 · Cessna 185 N9378H · accident · minor injuries
1998-04-18ANC98LA039 · Stinson 108-2 N134C · accident · no injuries
1998-01-08ANC98LA015 · Cessna 180H N9737G · accident · no injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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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.