FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48AK |
| Lat/Long: | 61-47-35.1200N / 148-29-32.9860W 61-47.585333N / 148-29.549767W 61.7930889 / -148.4924961 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1010 ft. / 308 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of CHICKALOON, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99674 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 1320 x 45 ft. / 402 x 14 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition SFC IS RUTTED SOD. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ERIC A. FEIGE P O BOX 1208 CHICKALOON, AK 99674 Phone 907-745-7818 CELL 907-351-2360 |
| Manager: | ERIC A. FEIGE BOX 1208 CHICKALOON, AK 99674 Phone 907-745-7818 CELL 907-351-2360 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT HAS GUSTY INTERMITTENT CROSS WINDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 48AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (33 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (41 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (44 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (50 nm SW)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:03 | | 17:03 |
| Sunrise | | 08:51 | | 17:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 02:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 03:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 17:33:33 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 08:33:33 |
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| METAR |
PAWS 19nm NW | 111656Z AUTO 07013G18KT 10SM CLR 04/ A2926 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ 20nm SW | 111653Z 36008KT 10SM FEW029 OVC050 04/M01 A2929 RMK AO2 RAE1559 SLP917 P0000 T00391011
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| TAF |
PAAQ 20nm SW | 111516Z 1115/1212 10012G18KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/12050KT FM120200 10015G25KT P6SM BKN080
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