FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 51Z |
| Lat/Long: | 65-08-53.4000N / 149-22-06.9000W 65-08.890000N / 149-22.115000W 65.1481667 / -149.3685833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 500 ft. / 152.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of MINTO, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99758 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0137] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; PAPI & REIL RYS 02 & 20 AND ROTG BCN- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) RDO-CTL |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ENNr326/34.3 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ICE POOL | | 327/36.9 | | 525 | | 21E | | ICW | .. -.-. .-- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTH |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 65-08.683423N | | 65-09.097043N |
| Longitude: | 149-22.559788W | | 149-21.670890W |
| Elevation: | 499.8 ft. | | 472.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 015 magnetic, 042 true | | 195 magnetic, 222 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N REG 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JEFF RUSSELL 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2207 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 83/month * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT: WINDS ARE ERRATIC AT THIS ARPT. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPNS DURING WINTER MONITOR - CTAF. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | BE ALERT: WATERFOWL INVOF RY APCHS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 51Z.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (43 nm SE)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (48 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (65 nm SE)
PATA - Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (69 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 23-Jun-2010
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 23:24 | | 07:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:40:34 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:40:34 |
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| METAR |
PANN 37nm S | 180553Z AUTO 28004KT 3SM -SN FEW020 BKN033 OVC040 M02/M05 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP052 P0001 60002 T10221050 10011 21022 51013 TSNO
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PAFA 43nm SE | 180553Z 25011KT 2SM -SN BR SCT020 BKN033 OVC045 M02/M05 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP035 P0000 60000 T10171050 10022 21017 53018
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PAFB 48nm E | 180555Z 26014KT 5SM -SN BR FEW013 BKN023 OVC037 M02/M05 A2961 RMK SLP034 60000 52017 LAST
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| TAF |
PAFA 43nm SE | 180532Z 1806/1912 25010G15KT 3SM -SHSN BR FEW005 SCT020 OVC035 TEMPO 1806/1808 2SM -SHSN BR BKN020 FM180800 27012G16KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BR SCT005 OVC015 FM181100 29015G20KT 5SM -SHSN BR SCT012 BKN025 OVC050 FM181500 25012G16KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM181900 23010G15KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120
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PAFB 48nm E | 1804/1910 24015KT 9000 -SN SCT020 BKN035 OVC060 620356 QNH2953INS TEMPO 1804/1807 23012G18KT 4800 -SN OVC010 620109 510003 BECMG 1806/1807 27015G20KT 8000 -SN OVC030 620306 510003 QNH2960INS BECMG 1817/1818 29010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 OVC060 QNH2984INS T00/1901Z TM03/1812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1806 NEXT 2015
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