FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3AK6 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-35-34.6200N / 149-18-08.1800W
61-35.577000N / 149-18.136333W
61.5929500 / -149.3022722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 300 ft. / 91 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1971 |
| 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
| WX ASOS at PAQ (6 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (7 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (12 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr061/19.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr019/37.1 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 019/33.2 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 024/35.8 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 700 x 25 ft. / 213 x 8 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | trees, 800 ft. from runway | | trees, 100 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ANCHORAGE BAPTIST TEMPLE
6401 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD
ANCHORAGE, AK 99504
Phone 907-333-6535 |
| Manager: | GLEN CLARY, BUS. ADMIN.
6401 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD
ANCHORAGE, AK 99504
Phone 907-333-6535
OR DR. JERRY PREVO, PASTOR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 May 1976 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TKOF TO NE ONLY, 50'TREES ON APCH TO RWY 5, RWY DOGLEGS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (7 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (15 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (25 nm SW)
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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 28-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:43 | | 17:43 |
| Sunrise | | 09:41 | | 18:41 |
| Sunset | | 15:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 03:16:03 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 28-Nov-2009 18:16:03 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
6nm E | 290253Z 05003KT 10SM SCT075 OVC095 M04/M05 A2910 RMK AO2 SLP850 T10391050 55010
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PABV
12nm SW | 290256Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM OVC080 M03/M06 A2913 RMK AO1 57007 PNO
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PAJV
14nm NE | 282250Z 08010KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 00/M05 A2913 RMK 70025 MAX 00 NOSPECI LAST
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| TAF |
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PAAQ
6nm E | 282353Z 2900/2924 36006KT P6SM BKN080
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