FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AK |
| Lat/Long: | 62-03-48.2400N / 146-26-57.8810W
62-03.804000N / 146-26.964683W
62.0634000 / -146.4494114
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2407 ft. / 733.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99588 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GKNr236/28.6 | | GULKANA VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLENNALLEN | | 231/28.7 | | 248 | | 23E | | GLA | --. .-.. .- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 600 ft. / 671 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ARTHUR WIKLE
MILE 156 GLENN HWY, HC1 BOX 2640
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Phone 907-822-3061 |
| Manager: | ARTHUR WIKLE
MILE 156 GLENN HWY, HC1 BOX 2640
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Phone 907-822-3061 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAZLINA LODGE CLSD. SEAPLANE DOCKS REMOVED. PRIVATE RAMP & HANGAR LOCATED SW OF CLOSED LODGE. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (28 nm E)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (56 nm S)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (72 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (80 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (92 nm W)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:56 | | 16:56 |
| Sunrise | | 08:44 | | 17:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 19:01:36 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 10:01:36 |
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PAZK
22nm W | 111836Z AUTO 07014G19KT 10SM BKN037 OVC045 M05/M06 A2923 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAGK
29nm E | 111753Z 03007KT 10SM SCT075 SCT095 BKN130 BKN160 M06/M09 A2936 RMK AO2 SLP974 4/005 933009 T10561094 10006 21056 56019
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PAGK
29nm E | 111737Z 1118/1218 04007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM120600 12007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM121200 15012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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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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