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3AK5 Drift River Airport
Kenai, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3AK5
Lat/Long: 60-35-19.9230N / 152-09-43.1180W
60-35.332050N / 152-09.718633W
60.5888675 / -152.1619772
(estimated)
Elevation: 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
Variation: 24E (1985)
From city: 26 miles W of KENAI, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99611

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1966
Sectional chart: MC GRATH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: 24 HRS
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.7
UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENAr242/28.5KENAI VOR/DME117.6025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WILDWOOD250/28.037919EIWW .. .-- .--
SOLDOTNA256/38.5624EOLT --- .-.. -

Airport Services

Parking: hangars
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4100 x 150 ft. / 1250 x 46 m
Surface: gravel
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to cleartrees, 1500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 20 ft. / 12 x 6 m
Surface: gravel
Elevation: 35.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COOK INLET PIPELINE CO
P.O. BOX 91159
ANCHORAGE, AK 99509
Phone 907-263-7990
Manager: ROD FICKER
P.O. BOX 91159
ANCHORAGE, AK 99509
Phone 907-263-7990

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 62/month *
80% air taxi
13% transient general aviation
7% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 25 June 1977

Additional Remarks

ACFT SHLD REMAIN WELL CLEAR OF TANK FARM & DOCK AREAS DUE TO FUMES FM TANKERS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (34 nm E)
PAHO - Homer Airport (60 nm S)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (72 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (77 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0817:08
Sunrise08:5617:56
Sunset16:4901:49
Evening civil twilight17:3702:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 07:22:17
Local (UTC-9)  09-Nov-2009 22:22:17
 
METAR
PALV 
14nm N 
100550Z 00000KT 10SM SKC M05/M09 A2950 RMK EST PASS OPEN LAST
PAEN 
27nm E 
100653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT019 M01/M03 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP986 T10111028 TSNO
TAF
PAEN 
27nm E 
100554Z 1006/1106 17011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 TEMPO 1006/1010 BKN020 FM101000 21007KT P6SM FEW040

 
 

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