7AK8
Hess Airport
Hess Airport (7AK8) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wasilla, Alaska. The field lies at 355 ft (108 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,300 ft (396 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Piper Landing Airport (AK25), 0 nm S.
Hess 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
- 355 ft (108 m)
- Coordinates
- 61.6213, -149.6150
- Serving
- Wasilla
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 1,300 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 07 points 70° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,300 ft396 m | 65 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.