FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 33AK |
| Lat/Long: | 62-31-02.1220N / 150-56-43.2300W 62-31.035367N / 150-56.720500W 62.5172561 / -150.9453417 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2010 ft. / 613 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of NUGGET BENCH, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99667 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TKAr280/26.8 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PETERS CREEK | | 276/26.1 | | 305 | | 19E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 1240 x 38 ft. / 378 x 12 m WIDTH VARIES 38 TO 81 FT. |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Gradient: | 2.0% | | 2.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. brush, 120 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. brush, 133 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | NUGGET BENCH CASA MINING COMPANY, STUTTGARD, GERMANY SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: C/O SVEN HAEHNEL, ERNST & YOUNG, MITTLERER PFAD 15, 70499 STUTTGART, POSTFACH 31 16 20, 70476 STUTTGART, GERMANY. |
| Manager: | LEONARD KRAGNESS (AGENT FOR OWNER) 1817 PARKSIDE DRIVE ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-279-1560 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 25/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 June 1992 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 5 FT HIGH BRUSH 20 FT FROM APCH END OF RY 19. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 33AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (26 nm SE)
PAUO - Willow Airport (52 nm SE)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (67 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (69 nm SE)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (76 nm SE)
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Times for 05-Sep-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 14:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 15:04 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 05:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:49 | | 05:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2010 04:04:19 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Sep-2010 20:04:19 |
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| METAR |
PATK 27nm SE | 060353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 14/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01390106 TSNO
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PASW 34nm S | 060250Z 00000KT 20SM -DZ SCT018 BKN045 14/12 A2989 RMK NOSPECI
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PAEC 38nm NE | 060251Z 00000KT 30SM SCT030 BKN070 OVC090 12/09 A2985 RMK NOSPECI
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PAHZ 45nm SW | 060250Z 00000KT 35SM SCT001 14/12 A2991 RMK NOSPECI
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| TAF |
PATK 27nm SE | 052341Z 0600/0624 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN100 FM060600 00000KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 BKN025 FM061600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
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