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Girdwood Airport

Girdwood Airport is a state-owned public-use located three miles northeast of the central business district of Girdwood, in Anchorage Borough, , .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Alaska, United States of America
  • Also known as: “AQY”
  • Historically known as: “Alyeska Airport”
  • Address: AK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alyeska Resort and Girdwood Depot.

Resort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ski resort in the area of , approximately 30 miles from downtown Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the mountain range and the is the largest ski area in the state.

Railway station
Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
is a passenger railroad station in Girdwood, south of Anchorage, Alaska. The station offers service for the Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic and Glacier Discovery routes. The station building was built between 1997 and 1998.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Girdwood.

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community in the Municipality of , , about 30 miles south of Anchorage town center, along the Seward Highway. It is home to Alaska's largest ski area, the Alyeska Resort, which was home to the 2007 US Alpine Ski Championships.

Girdwood Airport

Latitude
60.96814° or 60° 58′ 5″ north
Longitude
-149.11936° or 149° 7′ 10″ west
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
IATA airport code
AQY
FAA airport code
AQY
Open location code
93GGXV9J+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1421617530
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
5862840
Wiki­data ID
Q3274788
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Satellite Map

Discover Girdwood Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Girdwood Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Girdwood Airport”
  • Chinese: “Girdwood機場”
  • French: “aérodrome de Girdwood”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Girdwood”
  • French: “AQY”
  • Indonesian: “AQY”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه گیردوود”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Girdwood”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Гирдвуд”
  • Russian: “Гирдвуд”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи гирдувд”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Snow Raven Village and Cedar Creek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moose Meadow Park and Our Lady of the Snows Chapel.

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