FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 53AK |
| Lat/Long: | 60-32-04.1900N / 150-56-21.4300W
60-32.069833N / 150-56.357167W
60.5344972 / -150.9392861
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 110 ft. / 34 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (1995) |
| From city: | 5 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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (5 nm SW): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (9 nm W): | 120.3 (907-283-6513) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENAr098/8.9 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SOLDOTNA | | 309/4.0 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 097/8.9 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel
RY 02/20 SAND/GRAVEL MIXTURE. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 02/20 NOT PLOWED DURG WINTER AND SILTY SAND BASE NOT USBL DURG BREAKUP. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | D & D DEVELOPMENT, INC.
PO BOX 446
STERLING, AK 99611
Phone 907-262-1552 |
| Manager: | DENNIS DOWNS & DENNIS DIX
PO BOX 446
STERLING, AK 99611
Phone 907-262-1552 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 53AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (5 nm SW)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (9 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (47 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (52 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (54 nm NE)
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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 10-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:03 | | 18:03 |
| Sunrise | | 10:01 | | 19:01 |
| Sunset | | 15:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 14:32:44 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 10-Dec-2009 05:32:44 |
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| METAR |
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PASX
4nm SW | 101416Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC006 M06/M06 A3018 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAEN
9nm W | 101423Z AUTO 04003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 M05/M06 A3017 RMK AO2 TSNO
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PAEN
9nm W | 101132Z 1012/1112 05002KT 1SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 1012/1016 3SM BR SCT003 OVC007 FM101900 05002KT 5SM BR FEW003 BKN009
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