FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3AK3 |
| Lat/Long: | 62-33-49.5600N / 150-13-13.8000W
62-33.826000N / 150-13.230000W
62.5637667 / -150.2205000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 825 ft. / 251 m |
| Variation: | 23E (1965) |
| From city: | 15 miles NW of TALKEETNA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99683 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2001 |
| 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
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at TKA (15 nm S): | 135.2 (907-733-1637) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TKAr323/16.2 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERS CREEK | | 320/14.4 | | 305 | | 26E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2100 x 30 ft. / 640 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| Operational restrictions: | RY CENTER IS LOWER THAN RY ENDS. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | LEONARD KRAGNESS
BOX 13409
TRAPPER CREEK, AK 99683
Phone 907-733-8000 |
| Manager: | LEONARD KRAGNESS
BOX 13409
TRAPPER CREEK, AK 99863
Phone 907-733-8000
CELL 907-830-5000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | IREG SNOW REMOVAL, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. SFC COULD BE SOFT DURING SPRING BREAKUP. |
| - | BEAR & MOOSE OCCASIONALLY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (15 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (49 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (63 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (63 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (66 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:55 | | 17:55 |
| Sunrise | | 09:57 | | 18:57 |
| Sunset | | 15:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 10:39:29 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 01:39:29 |
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| METAR |
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PATK
16nm S | 290953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M16/M17 A2916 RMK AO2 SLP881 T11611172 TSNO
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PAEC
22nm NE | 290046Z 35012KT 40SM SCT100 BKN160 M06/M07 A2919 RMK NOSPECI
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PATK
16nm S | 290548Z 2906/3006 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120
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