Cape Pole
Z71 · Cape Pole, Alaska · Prince of Wales County · map
Cape Pole is a public-use airfield owned by L.O.G. Log CO. in Cape Pole, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Z71
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- L.O.G. Log CO.
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 10,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Cape Pole from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Cape Pole, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield 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
- Operg area in fishermans harbor; rocks in entrance; heavy seas are frequent.
- No longer used as logging/seaplane operations. There is line across inlet at float.
- Beach contains large rocks unsafe for seaplane floats.
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.