FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5NK |
| Lat/Long: | 58-43-58.3700N / 157-01-11.7110W
58-43.972833N / 157-01.195183W
58.7328806 / -157.0199197
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 70 ft. / 21 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 21E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of NAKNEK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99633 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WINDSOCK UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT ROTG BCN 122.8.
ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AKNr257/8.3 | | KING SALMON VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHINOOK | | 252/7.5 | | 355 | | 16E | | AUB | .- ..- -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 1950 x 50 ft. / 594 x 15 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition
ROCKS EXCEEDING 2 IN DIAM AND RUTS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 26 MKD WITH THLD PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Gradient: | 3.0% DOWN | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | none | | 110 ft. hill, 4000 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 1850 x 45 ft. / 564 x 14 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition
ROCKS EXCEEDING 2-3 IN DIAM AND 4 INCH RUTS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 32 MKD WITH THLD PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. hill, 3000 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS INCLUDE 9 INCH STEEL SIGNS; CARS; BLDGS; & AIRPLANES. |
Runway 8W/26W
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 300 ft. / 610 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| Operational restrictions: | WATERWAY NOT ON AIRPORT PROPERTY & IS NOT OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA. |
| RUNWAY 8W | | RUNWAY 26W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF/CEN REG
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | DAVID CUMMINGS
BOX 65
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3325 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 91% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANES E APCH TO LAKE OVER RWY 14-32 & TIBBETTS ARPT. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RUNWAYS OR WATERWAYS. |
| - | FLOAT ACFT DEPARTING NORTHWEST LAKE TO EAST, CROSS ARPT AT LOW ALTITUDE, ACFT NOT VISIBLE UNTIL AIRBORNE. |
| - | FIRST 200 FT RY 32 SOFT WHEN WET. FIRST 400 FT RY 32 SLOPES DOWNHILL - 5% SLOPE. |
| - | UNCONTROLLED VEHICULAR TFC ON RYS. |
| - | CTN: RWY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | 100LL ALSO AVBL AT NAKNEK SEAPLANE BASE. |
| - | ACFT ON EAST SIDE OF RY 14/32 MAY BE IN SAFETY AREA. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5NK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKN - King Salmon Airport (12 nm E)
PAII - Egegik Airport (35 nm S)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (44 nm N)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (49 nm NE)
PADL - Dillingham Airport (50 nm NW)
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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-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:21 | | 17:21 |
| Sunrise | | 09:06 | | 18:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 03:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 21:50:01 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Nov-2009 12:50:01 |
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| METAR |
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PAKN
12nm E | 092054Z 16011KT 9SM -SN OVC012 M04/M07 A2976 RMK AO2 SNB07 SLP077 60000 T10391067 58014 PNO $
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PAKN
12nm E | 091732Z 0918/1018 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM092100 24011KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM100300 29011KT P6SM BKN040
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