FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1AK7 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-08-11.8000N / 146-20-43.4000W 61-08.196667N / 146-20.723333W 61.1366111 / -146.3453889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 96 ft. / 29 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of VALDEZ, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99686 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 03/2005 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO CTL |
| Beacon: | white-green-yellow (heliport) |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at VDZ (2.8 nm E): | 118.8 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MINERAL CREEK | | at field | | 524 | | 22E | | MNL | -- -. .-.. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VALDEZ 212 CHEREGA AVE VALDEZ, AK 99686 Phone 907-835-2249 |
| Manager: | KANUTE RAREY 911 MEALS AVE VALDEZ, AK 99686 Phone 907-835-2249 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1AK7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (3 nm E)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (46 nm SE)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (66 nm N)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (84 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (96 nm W)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 10-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 05:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 22:14 | | 06:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:20 | | 07:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 22:31:45 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 10-May-2008 14:31:45 |
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| METAR |
PAVD 3nm E | 102216Z 23005KT 10SM FEW200 11/01 A2967 RMK AO1 2147Z WEA
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| TAF |
PAVD 3nm E | 101743Z 101818 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM1900 25007KT P6SM SCT050 FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1400 VRB05KT P6SM OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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