FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1AK5 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-44-23.0000N / 151-18-30.0000W 60-44.383333N / 151-18.500000W 60.7397222 / -151.3083333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 150 ft. / 46 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of NIKISKI, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99611 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Heliport Communications
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS at ENA (10 nm S): | 120.3 (907-283-6513) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (18 nm SE): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ENAr311/8.2 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WILDWOOD | | 322/8.9 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
| SOLDOTNA | | 297/20.3 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | H1/H2/H3 PERIMETER LGTS. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H3
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | OFFSHORE SYSTEMS-KENAI P.O. BOX 8505 NIKISKI, AK 99635 Phone 907-776-5551 |
| Manager: | MIKE PEEK P.O. BOX 8505 NIKISKI, AK 99635 Phone 907-776-5551 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | 100 FT TWR 500 FT E OF HELIPADS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1AK5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (10 nm S)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (18 nm SE)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (46 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (51 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (53 nm NE)
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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 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:34 | | 17:34 |
| Sunrise | | 09:27 | | 18:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:16 | | 01:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:09 | | 02:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 08:08:36 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 22-Nov-2009 23:08:36 |
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| METAR |
PAEN 11nm S | 230753Z AUTO 02016G25KT 10SM OVC055 01/M05 A2907 RMK AO2 PK WND 02031/0702 SLP847 T00061050 TSNO
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PASX 17nm SE | 230756Z 00000KT 10SM SCT020 BKN042 OVC060 M03/M06 A2908 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAEN 11nm S | 230539Z 2306/2406 02015G22KT P6SM FEW050 OVC100 FM230900 02020G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN070 FM231800 02012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070 FM240000 04012KT 5SM -RASN SCT020 BKN040
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