FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1AK9 |
| Lat/Long: | 64-48-55.4370N / 147-51-43.7240W
64-48.923950N / 147-51.728733W
64.8153992 / -147.8621456
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 434 ft. / 132 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of FAIRBANKS, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99709 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAIr048/3.9 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 28E |
| ENNr039/33.9 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 234/9.5 | | 257 | | 28E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 190/11.7 | | 356 | | 28E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
| ICE POOL | | 040/35.1 | | 525 | | 23E | | ICW | .. -.-. .-- |
Heliport Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 150 x 100 ft. / 46 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TUNDRA COPTERS INC
BOX 60670
FAIRBANKS, AK 99706
Phone 907-474-0429 |
| Manager: | Phone 907-474-0394 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 50% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 08 July 1976 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1AK9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (0 nm E)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (6 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (21 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (35 nm SW)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (74 nm SE)
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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 09-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunrise | | 04:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 22:50 | | 06:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:25 | | 08:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 17:17:46 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-May-2008 09:17:46 |
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| METAR |
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| PAFA | 091653Z 07003KT 10SM FEW180 08/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP103 T00781011
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PAFB
6nm E | 091655Z VRB03KT 85SM FEW200 07/01 A2981 RMK SLP096
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| PAFA | 091123Z 091212 00000KT P6SM FEW080 FM2000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 SCT100
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PAFB
6nm E | 091312 VRB06KT 9999 SCT090 QNH2968INS TEMPO 2004 -SHRA BKN040 BKN080 T17/01Z T00/14Z AMD 1330 LIMITED METWATCH 0913 TIL 0915
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