FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 05AK |
| Lat/Long: | 61-40-07.1800N / 149-11-14.6000W
61-40.119667N / 149-11.243333W
61.6686611 / -149.1873889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 620 ft. / 189 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1995) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 99645 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at PAQ (5 nm SE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (12 nm SW): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (18 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr050/23.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 019/38.7 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 20 ft. from runway | | 15 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MICHAEL JAMES GROW
4400 NORTH PALMER-FISHHOOK ROAD
PALMER, AK 99645-9613
Phone 907-745-3573 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL JAMES GROW
4400 NORTH PALMER-FISHHOOK ROAD
PALMER, AK 99645-9613
Phone 907-745-3573 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 05AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (5 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (12 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (20 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (25 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (31 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2008
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:56 | | 17:56 |
| Sunrise | | 09:57 | | 18:57 |
| Sunset | | 15:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2008 04:14:16 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 04-Dec-2008 19:14:16 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
5nm SE | 050353Z AUTO 34014KT 10SM BKN080 M02/M07 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP041 T10171072 TSNO
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PAJV
9nm E | 042250Z 08006KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 M02/M06 A2962 RMK T MAX M02 NOSPECI LAST
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PABV
18nm SW | 050356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 M06/M07 A2966 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAWS
18nm N | 050356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 M07/M08 A2965 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ
5nm SE | 042342Z 0500/0524 35008KT P6SM OVC070 FM050800 35006KT 5SM -SN SCT015 OVC025 FM051500 35004KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060
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