FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3AK |
| Lat/Long: | 59-09-51.6000N / 138-29-19.7000W 59-09.860000N / 138-29.328333W 59.1643333 / -138.4888056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 33 ft. / 10 m |
| From city: | 44 miles SE of YAKUTAT, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/2013 |
| Sectional chart: | |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | JNU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WINDSOCK 0.2 MILES N ON THE RIVERBANK AT THE PROCESSING PLANT. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 170 ft. / 1097 x 52 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK P.O. BOX 137 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3295 |
| Manager: | DRY BAY DISTRICT RANGER P.O. BOX 137 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3295 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 82/month * | | 81% | air taxi | | 15% | local general aviation | | 4% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HELICOPTER OPERS ARE PROHIBITED WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT. |
| - | WILDLIFE MAY BE PRESENT ON THE RY. |
| - | COMMERCIAL OPERS MAY REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATION (CTC GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK 907-697-2230). |
| - | SW END OF RY BEYOND THLD HAS SOFT SAND. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAYA - Yakutat Airport (41 nm NW)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (97 nm SE)
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 13:27 |
| Sunset | | 05:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 06:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 03:45:36 |
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| METAR |
PAYA 42nm NW | 130253Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01670106 58003 TSNO
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PAYA 42nm NW | 121742Z 1218/1318 00000KT P6SM SKC FM121900 27004KT P6SM SKC FM122200 31004KT P6SM SKC FM130700 00000KT 2SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 1307/1311 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM131100 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM131600 00000KT P6SM VCFG SCT002 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1301/1310
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