FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 40AK |
| Lat/Long: | 60-33-19.0000N / 150-50-33.0000W 60-33.316667N / 150-50.550000W 60.5552778 / -150.8425000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 90 ft. / 27 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of STERLING, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99672 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (8 nm SW): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (12 nm W): | 120.3 (907-283-6513) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ENAr084/11.0 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SOLDOTNA | | 349/4.9 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 084/11.2 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1500 x 75 ft. / 457 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FRANK & CAROLYN CHRISTENSEN PO BOX 405 SOLDOTNA, AK 99669 Phone 907-262-5100 PRESIDENT; OTHER CONTACT: V.P. JERRY KINCAID PO BOX 811 STERLING, AK 99672 907-262-4837 |
| Manager: | FRANK & CAROLYN CHRISTENSEN PO BOX 405 SOLDOTNA, AK 99669 Phone 907-262-5100 SECRETARY |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 40AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (8 nm SW)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (45 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (49 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (52 nm NE)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:14 | | 17:14 |
| Sunrise | | 09:00 | | 18:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 03:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:08:40 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 15:08:40 |
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| METAR |
PASX 7nm SW | 092356Z AUTO 07005G15KT 10SM BKN080 BKN110 M01/M05 A2931 RMK AO1 11010 21040 57010 PNO
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PAEN 12nm W | 092353Z 02022G28KT 10SM SCT100 M01/M04 A2931 RMK AO2 PK WND 03034/2300 SLP929 60000 T10061044 11006 21033 58016
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PAEN 12nm W | 092336Z 1000/1024 02022G35KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 WS020/09045KT FM100300 02010G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070 FM101200 05015KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 WS020/09020KT
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