FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 09-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:23 | | 16:23 |
| Sunrise | | 08:09 | | 17:09 |
| Sunset | | 15:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 12:05:37 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Dec-2009 03:05:37 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 7nm N | 091153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 T10561072 11033 21061 58004 TSNO
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PAHY 20nm SE | 091136Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM CLR M02/M03 A3028 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAKT 50nm E | 091127Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM VCFG OVC001 TEMPO 0912/0916 1/2SM FZFG VV001 FM091600 32005KT P6SM VCFG SCT003 BKN005 FM092300 32005KT P6SM FEW005 SCT100 FM101000 31003KT 2SM BR VCFG BKN001 OVC003
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