Christiansen Lake
AK8 · Talkeetna, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Christiansen Lake is a public-use airfield, 1 mile southeast of Talkeetna, Alaska, 400 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AK8
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 400 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2007
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14W/32W | 4,000 × 1,600 ft | Water | |
| 04W/22W | 3,800 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 | · All traffic must use the common traffic frequency 123.6. |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Talkeetna from the FAA register
94 aircraft are registered to owners in Talkeetna, Alaska: 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- All traffic remain east of spb and over the Lake.
- All traffic must use the common traffic frequency 123.6.
- Public docks located at north west end of Lake, not at the flight school
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.