PAGK · Gulkana Airport

GULKANA, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,586

Elevation ft

Runway

5,001

Longest ft · 15/33

62.16N

145.45W

Gulkana Airport serves Gulkana, Alaska at 1,586 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 5,001 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt (good)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,586 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,586 ft	2,747 ft	2,277 ft	3,416 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,786 ft	2,981 ft	2,404 ft	3,606 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,986 ft	3,215 ft	2,531 ft	3,796 ft
35°C afternoon	4,367 ft	3,290 ft	2,571 ft	3,856 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,856 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAGK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	65 nm S	6,500 ft
PACV Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport	100 nm S	7,500 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	108 nm W	6,006 ft
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	142 nm W	12,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAGK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAGK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAGK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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