FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5AK8 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-37-52.8600N / 149-25-56.7100W 61-37.881000N / 149-25.945167W 61.6313500 / -149.4324194 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 420 ft. / 128 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of WASILLA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1977 |
| 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 |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (5 nm SW): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (10 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (13 nm S): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGQr051/15.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr013/36.4 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 012/32.8 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 017/35.1 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 1000 x 22 ft. / 305 x 7 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | trees, 100 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | CURTIS MENARD 351 SWANSON AVENUE WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 907-376-5855 |
| Manager: | CURTIS MENARD 351 SWANSON AVENUE WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 907-376-5855 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5AK8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (5 nm SW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (12 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (19 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (25 nm SW)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:12 | | 17:12 |
| Sunrise | | 09:00 | | 18:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 02:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 03:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 02:44:54 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 17:44:54 |
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| METAR |
PAAQ 10nm E | 100153Z 33013G18KT 10SM BKN060 M02/M11 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP949 T10171111 $
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PABV 13nm S | 100216Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M08 A2941 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAJV 16nm E | 092250Z 06006KT 15SM SCT040 BKN080 M03/M09 A2942 RMK 41028//// NOSPECI LAST
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PAUO 19nm W | 100051Z 14006KT 30SM SCT060 BKN100 BKN150 M07/M07 A2944 RMK NOSPECI LAST
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| TAF |
PAAQ 10nm E | 100026Z 1000/1024 01012G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10035KT FM101200 03009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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