FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5KS |
| Lat/Long: | 60-21-11.9130N / 151-15-45.9770W
60-21.198550N / 151-15.766283W
60.3533092 / -151.2627714
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 125 ft. / 38 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of KASILOF, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99610 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
LC TO AFSS 283-7211 |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (10 nm NE): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (13 nm N): | PHONE 907-283-6513 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENAr162/15.8 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| HOMr345/39.1 | | HOMER VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 24E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SOLDOTNA | | 213/13.5 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 167/14.8 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2165 x 40 ft. / 660 x 12 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition
LOOSE ROCKS ON SFC; GRVL BERMS +6 INCHES DEEP & 1 FT WIDE ON RY EDGES. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 18/36 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE PANELS. RWY EDGE NOT MARKED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 28 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF ALASKA DOT/PF
BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0767 |
| Manager: | BOB BONDURANT/CARL HIGH
44149 STERLING HWY
SOLDOTNA, AK 99669
Phone 907-262-2199 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/month * | | 77% | transient general aviation | | 15% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2003 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | STATE MAINTENANCE ON IRREGULAR BASIS. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5KS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (10 nm NE)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
PAHO - Homer Airport (43 nm S)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (62 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (66 nm NE)
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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 09-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunset | | 22:26 | | 06:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:27 | | 07:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 03:33:28 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-May-2008 19:33:28 |
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| METAR |
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PASX
10nm NE | 100316Z AUTO 09013KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A2972 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAEN
13nm N | 100253Z 05012KT 10SM FEW100 13/M02 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01281017 56002
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PAEN
13nm N | 100204Z 100224 07010KT P6SM BKN060 FM0600 03010KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
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