Galbraith Lake Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located at Galbraith Lake in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has an office at the airport.Annotated aerial view of Galbraith Lake Airport The lake and airport are located west of the Dalton Highway and north of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System's Pump Station 4. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
Facilities and aircraft Galbraith Lake Airport has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 5,182 by 150 feet (1,579 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 10, 2008, the airport had 361 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per month: 49% air taxi, 44% general aviation, and 7% scheduled commercial.
Accidents 30 August 1974: Alaska International Air Lockheed L-100 Hercules N100AK exploded at Galbraith Lake Airport while unloading gasoline. The flight engineer died of burns almost three weeks later.Flight engineer dies Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner, 19 September 1974
See also List of airports in Alaska
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