VFR
8AK5
FORT CROSBY
TRAPPER CREEK, AK
Elevation
650 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
1,800 ft
About Fort Crosby
Fort Crosby, a privately owned, non-towered airfield (8AK5), is located in Trapper Creek, Alaska. Its single runway, 18/36, measures 1,800 feet long by 50 feet wide with a gravel surface.
No instrument approach procedures are published, so the field is used under visual flight rules. As a non-towered field, it operates under see-and-avoid procedures, with pilots coordinating their own arrivals and departures. No fuel service is listed for the field. Its private-use designation means pilots need the owner's permission before landing.
The airport sits at 650 feet above mean sea level.
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Questions
- Where is Fort Crosby (8AK5) located?
- Fort Crosby is located in Trapper Creek, AK.
- Is Fort Crosby a public or private airport?
- Fort Crosby (8AK5) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Fort Crosby have?
- Fort Crosby has a single runway, 18/36 at 1,800 feet of gravel.
- What is the field elevation at Fort Crosby?
- Fort Crosby sits at 650 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Fort Crosby have an instrument approach?
- No, Fort Crosby has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Fort Crosby have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Fort Crosby (8AK5) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.