FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AK4 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-36-21.9600N / 149-02-19.7500W
61-36.366000N / 149-02.329167W
61.6061000 / -149.0388194
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 280 ft. / 85 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99645 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/2002 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at PAQ (1.6 nm SW): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (14 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (18 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr060/26.6 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 027/39.0 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | LARRY HINTZ
2130 N. PEGASUS STREET
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-7649 |
| Manager: | LARRY HINTZ
P.O. BOX 4648
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-7649 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (2 nm SW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (14 nm W)
BGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (30 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (31 nm SW)
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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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 22:36 | | 06:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:48 | | 07:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:51:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 12:51:00 |
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| METAR |
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| PAAQ | 131953Z 13016G23KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 BKN220 10/M04 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 14026/1929 SLP004 T01001039
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PAJV
8nm NE | 131550Z 14003KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 04/M01 A2943 RMK MIN 01 NOSPECI
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PABV
18nm SW | 132036Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM OVC100 11/M02 A2956 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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| PAAQ | 131749Z 131818 14012G22KT P6SM FEW080 FM2000 15018G28KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 FM1200 03005KT P6SM SCT080
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