FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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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| FAIr055/3.9 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| ENNr045/33.9 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 241/9.5 | | 257 | | 21E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 197/11.7 | | 356 | | 21E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
| ICE POOL | | 042/35.1 | | 525 | | 21E | | 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 courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:09 | | 17:09 |
| Sunrise | | 09:08 | | 18:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 14:07:46 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Nov-2009 05:07:46 |
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| METAR |
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| PAFA | 091353Z 00000KT 9SM -SN OVC042 M19/M22 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP103 P0000 T11891217
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| PAFA | 091133Z 0912/1018 04004KT P6SM -SN OVC040 FM092100 VRB02KT P6SM OVC060 FM100600 33005KT P6SM -SN SCT020 OVC040 FM101000 34006KT 5SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC025
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