AK40
Nixon Fork Mine Airport
Nixon Fork Mine Airport (AK40) is a general-aviation airfield serving McGrath, Alaska. The field lies at 1,510 ft (460 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,200 ft (1,280 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Nikolai Airport (NIB), 17 nm SE.
Nixon Fork Mine 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
- 1,510 ft (460 m)
- Coordinates
- 63.2292, -154.7600
- Serving
- McGrath
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 4,200 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 16 points 160° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,200 ft1,280 m | 100 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.