FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 100% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAZLINA LODGE CLSD. SEAPLANE DOCKS REMOVED. PRIVATE RAMP & HANGAR LOCATED SW OF CLOSED LODGE. |
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)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (80 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (92 nm W)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (98 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:36 | | 17:36 |
| Sunrise | | 09:36 | | 18:36 |
| Sunset | | 15:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 20:24:47 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 11:24:47 |
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| METAR |
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PAZK
22nm W | 291956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW070 OVC090 M11/M14 A2914 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAGK
29nm E | 291953Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 SCT080 SCT100 BKN130 M14/M16 A2921 RMK AO2 SLP944 T11441161 $
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PASP
34nm SW | 291945Z 10004KT 20SM SCT050 M10/M14 A2912 RMK EST PASS OPEN
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PAGK
29nm E | 291747Z 2918/3018 VRB04KT P6SM OVC090 TEMPO 2920/2924 -SHSN BKN040 FM300000 VRB03KT 3SM -SN SCT015 OVC025 FM301200 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035
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