FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6AK |
| Lat/Long: | 62-05-02.9110N / 152-43-03.0890W
62-05.048517N / 152-43.051483W
62.0841419 / -152.7175247
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of RAINY PASS, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEPT DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2100 x 25 ft. / 640 x 8 m
RY 11/29 HAS 25 FT WIDE DIRT PATH WITH 3 TO 5 FT BRUSH ON BOTH SIDES. |
| Surface: | dirt, in poor condition
RY SFC HAS DIRT WITH RUTS AND DIPS ENTIRE LENGTH. LARGE BOULDERS PROTRUDE THRU RY SFC 3-6 INCHES. RY IS SOFT AND SLIPPERY IN THE MIDDLE. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. tree, 139 ft. from runway, 21 ft. left and right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA - DNR
550 W7TH AVE.
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-762-2251 |
| Manager: | STEVEN H. PERRINS
6654 MCGILL WAY
ANCHORAGE, AK 99502
Phone 907-248-7599
OR 907-230-6093. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 20/month * | | 69% | transient general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | 10% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | MULTIPLE TRAILS CROSSING RY. |
| - | HORSES INVOF AND ON RY. |
| - | RY EXTREMELY SOFT DURING ICE BREAKUP AND HEAVY RAIN. |
| - | RY 11/29 NOT MAINTAINED IN WINTER AND NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | EXPLORATION ACITIVITIES IN PROGRSS. HELIPAD LOCATED 1NM NORTH OF AIRSTRIP. |
| - | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LOCATED NEAR RY 11 THLD & IMTLY ADJ TO RY EDGE- SOUTH SIDE. |
| - | RY DOGLEGS TO NORTHEAST NEAR RY 11 THLD. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS ON CTAF. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | HELICOPTER FUEL AVBL ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFS - Nikolai Airport (72 nm NW)
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (75 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (78 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (89 nm E)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (95 nm SE)
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 05:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 23:03 | | 07:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:24 | | 08:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:49:23 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:49:23 |
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