Ophir Airport
Z17 · Ophir, Alaska · Kuskokwim County · map
Ophir Airport is a public-use airport in Ophir, Alaska, 595 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 1,940 feet of gravel and dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Z17
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 595 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 22E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,940 × 60 ft | Gravel and dirt, poor |
- Runway 11: trees 15 ft high 21 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Ophir from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ophir, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Runway not maintained on a regular schedule; recommended inspection prior to use.
- Windsock missing - west end.
- Sharp rocks 2 in an X 6 in on runway surface. Ridges, ruts, and equip tracks on runway surface, 2 in an X 4 in deep. Standing water on runway surface after rain. Safety areas on runway edges very rough. West 500 feet of runway under water due to flooding.
- Puddles, trees, and shrubs on runway. First 300 feet of west end flooded.
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.