FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1AK0 |
| Lat/Long: | 55-28-30.7930N / 133-08-45.0830W 55-28.513217N / 133-08.751383W 55.4752203 / -133.1458564 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 20 ft. / 6 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99921 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at AKW (7 nm N): | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HYG (19 nm SE): | 135.65 (907-285-3888) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KLAWOCK | | 178/6.0 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
Heliport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m |
| Surface: | wood |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Elevation: | 20.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | U S COAST GUARD USCG 17TH DIST BOX 3-5000 JUNEAU, AK 99801 |
| Manager: | Phone 907-586-7351 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 100/year * | | 100% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 May 1978 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1AK0.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (7 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (49 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (66 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (80 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (93 nm N)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 15:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 16:24 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 01:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 08:38:44 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 23:38:44 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 7nm N | 130753Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN022 BKN036 M01/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T10061006 TSNO
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PAHY 20nm SE | 130756Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM FEW028 01/M01 A3018 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAKT 50nm E | 121742Z 1218/1318 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1218/1222 4SM -SHRA BKN025 FM122200 32008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 BKN050 FM130300 32005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 FM130900 VRB04KT P6SM OVC070 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600
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| NOTAMs |
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