6AK3
Butler Aviation Airport
Butler Aviation Airport (6AK3) is a general-aviation airfield serving Nikiski, Alaska. The field lies at 185 ft (56 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,900 ft (579 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is McGahan Industrial Airpark (AK73), 1 nm WSW.
Butler Aviation Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 185 ft (56 m)
- Coordinates
- 60.7278, -151.2778
- Serving
- Nikiski
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 1,900 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 15 points 150° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,900 ft579 m | 50 ft | Gravel | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.