FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5A8 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-16-57.2220N / 158-37-03.6210W 59-16.953700N / 158-37.060350W 59.2825617 / -158.6176725 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 66 ft. / 20 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of ALEKNAGIK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99555 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1982 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | DILLINGHAM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-842-5275] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | DLG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLG (15 nm S): | 135.55 (907-842-2137) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DLGr333/17.4 | | DILLINGHAM VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WOOD RIVER | | 333/17.1 | | 429 | | 20E | | BTS | -... - ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL PPR ONLY CALL 907-842-5988; CLOSED SS FRI TO SS SAT. |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2070 x 90 ft. / 631 x 27 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15 /33 NSTD MKGS; RY MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN POUCH 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | DILLINGHAM ARPT MGR BOX 214 DILLINGHAM, AK 99576 Phone 907-842-5511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/week * | | 60% | air taxi | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2001 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | FLOAT PLANES LANDING BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE ON THE ALEKNAGIK IN THE AREAS OF ALEKNAGIK LODGE & MOSQUITO POINT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER VESSELS OF ALL TYPES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5A8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PADL - Dillingham Airport (15 nm S)
PAMB - Manokotak Airport (22 nm SW)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (39 nm E)
PAJZ - Koliganek Airport (49 nm NE)
PATG - Togiak Airport (56 nm W)
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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 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunset | | 22:55 | | 06:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:54 | | 07:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 08:27:18 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-May-2008 00:27:18 |
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| METAR |
PADL 14nm S | 120816Z 03016G23KT 10SM BKN042 OVC049 04/00 A2894 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAMB 22nm SW | 120756Z AUTO 08020G28KT 9SM -RA OVC022 04/01 A2893 RMK AO2 TSNO T00380011 400610027 RAE32B48 P0000 PK WND 09032/0746 SLP799 $
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| TAF |
PADL 14nm S | 120539Z 120606 02015G25KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 FM1000 03015G25KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 FM0200 09015KT 6SM -RA BR BKN028 OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 07Z-16Z
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