FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5A8 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-16-57.2000N / 158-37-04.3200W
59-16.953333N / 158-37.072000W
59.2825556 / -158.6178667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 63 ft. / 19 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, THE WINDSOCK IS BELOW THE TREE LINE AND MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
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 |
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| DLGr338/17.4 | | DILLINGHAM VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WOOD RIVER | | 338/17.1 | | 429 | | 15E | | BTS | -... - ... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2040 x 80 ft. / 622 x 24 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in fair condition
RY HAS SOME ROCKS GREATER THAN 2 INCH IN DIA. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES AND THLD PANELS. THLD PANELS ARE WHITE AND BADLY DAMAGED. |
| 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 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | NORMAN HEYANO
BOX 214
DILLINGHAM, AK 99576
Phone 907-842-5511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 78/month * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 46% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A52-33 | ISOLATED AREAS OF BRUSH ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY. |
| A52-15 | RY 15 HAS 4 FT BRUSH 35 FT FROM THE RY END, SPANNING 100 FT LEFT TO 100 FT RIGHT. |
| - | 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. |
| - | BE ALERT: THE RY IS ELEVD ABOVE THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN, AND THERE IS NO SAFETY AREA AT THE THLD OF RY 33 AND ONLY A 30 FT SAFETY AREA AT THE THLD OF RY 15. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | RY SLOPES UP TO CENTER WITH NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RY ENDS. |
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 (23 nm SW)
PFCL - Clarks Point Airport (27 nm S)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (39 nm E)
PAJZ - Koliganek Airport (49 nm NE)
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 13:58 |
| Sunset | | 23:04 | | 07:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:06 | | 08:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:11:55 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:11:55 |
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PADL
14nm S | 180556Z 30009KT 10SM CLR M03/M11 A2993 RMK AO1 10010 21030 52024 PNO
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PAMB
22nm SW | 180556Z AUTO 10SM M03/M13 A2990 RMK AO2 TSNO 52020 T10331127 11011 21033 SLP128 $
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PADL
14nm S | 180536Z 1806/1906 30015KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 FM182100 24012KT P6SM BKN060 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1807/1816
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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