METAR & TAF 5BK
5BK does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PFTO (TOK JUNCTION) · 79.0 NM away. Conditions at 5BK may differ.
METAR · PFTO
Observed 07:56Z
PFTO 150756Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC075 06/04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP570 T00560044 401440056 $
- Wind
- 210° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 6°C / 4°C
- Altimeter
- 29.70 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 1,828 ft
- Ceiling
- 7,500 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM N
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- FAI
Airport manager
- Name
- BRENDA BECKER
- Phone
- 907-822-3217
- Address
- P.O. BOX 147, GLENALLEN AK 99588
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FAI
- FAIRBANKS907-474-07881-866-248-6516
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Special use airspace information is available on frequencies 125.3 and 126.3 or by phone at 1-800-758-8723.Show FAA
- A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.Show FAA
- Caution: helicopter operations; highway runs parallel to the runway.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 14/32The runway is unmaintained.Show FAA
Other notes
- 14/32The runway surface has 5 inches of rocks, 1.5 feet of brush, ruts, and potholes.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5BK
Answer card- ICAO
- 5BK
- Name
- BLACK RAPIDS
- Location
- BLACK RAPIDS, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 2,125 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 3,125 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 28°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 210° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Black Rapids Airport sits in Black Rapids, Alaska. The field elevation is 2,125 ft MSL. The facts block shows no published runways, so check the current FAA Chart Supplement and the airport operator before planning any landing. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published in the facts. Use the current FAA Chart Supplement for the latest pattern and traffic information before you go. The airport is in a high-elevation Alaska setting, so performance planning matters. Expect cold-weather and density altitude effects to change with season and load. The published remarks also call out helicopter traffic. A highway runs parallel to the runway area.
The runway remarks are a major red flag. The listed runway is unmaintained. The surface is reported to have rocks, brush, ruts and potholes. That is not a normal paved-field arrival. Treat this as a field that needs a close preflight review of current conditions and local guidance before any attempt. Special use airspace information is available on 125.3 or 126.3. A weather camera is available through the FAA weather camera system. No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts, so contact the airport operator directly or call the field on CTAF for current support.