FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AKNr252/8.3 | | KING SALMON VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SALDO | | 247/7.5 | | 355 | | 21E | | AK | .- -.- |
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 good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 08 & 26 AND RYS 14 & 32 NSTD MKGS; RYS MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES & 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 good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 70 |
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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 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 - 122.8. |
| - | 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. |
| - | UNCONTOLLED VEHICULAR TFC ON RY. |
| - | 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. |
| - | 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 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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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunset | | 22:45 | | 06:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:42 | | 07:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 14:36:04 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-May-2008 06:36:04 |
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| METAR |
PAKN 12nm E | 121354Z 08021G31KT 10SM SCT055 OVC070 04/M01 A2881 RMK AO2 PK WND 09031/1352 SLP756 T00391011
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| TAF |
PAKN 12nm E | 121313Z 121312 09020G30KT P6SM VCSH FEW035 BKN080 FM1500 11015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 FM0400 16012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040
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