FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:46 | | 17:46 |
| Sunrise | | 09:44 | | 18:44 |
| Sunset | | 15:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 03:42:41 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 18:42:41 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
10nm E | 300253Z AUTO 12004KT 4SM -SN BR SCT036 BKN049 OVC060 M06/M08 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP991 P0000 60000 T10611083 51037 TSNO
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PABV
13nm S | 300316Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM BKN046 OVC050 M07/M12 A2953 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAJV
16nm E | 292250Z 19003KT 12SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 M08/M15 A2927 RMK MAX 00 NOSPECI LAST
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PAUO
19nm W | 292252Z 00000KT 30SM SCT050 BKN070 BKN120 M10/M12 A2935 RMK NOSPECI
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PAAQ
10nm E | 300003Z 3000/3024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM300600 VRB03KT 3SM -SN BKN025 FM301000 VRB03KT 6SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 FM301200 35008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM301600 36015KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 WS020/13035KT FM302100 05016G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN080 WS02
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