FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6AK1 |
| Lat/Long: | 58-54-42.1770N / 161-42-50.0100W
58-54.702950N / 161-42.833500W
58.9117158 / -161.7138917
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of PLATINUM, AK |
| Zip code: | -8,-9,-8 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| 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 PTU (7 nm NW): | 118.375 (907-979-8800) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EHM (19 nm SW): | PHONE 907-552-9419 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAPE NEWENHAM | | 021/18.9 | | 0 | | 15E | | EHM | . .... -- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | hill, 3000 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | R.A. HANSON CO.
P.O. BOX 7400
SPOKANE, WA 99207
Phone 509-467-0770 |
| Manager: | NONE |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6AK1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPM - Platinum Airport (7 nm NW)
PAEH - Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (19 nm SW)
PATG - Togiak Airport (42 nm E)
PAGG - Kwigillingok Airport (73 nm NW)
PAMB - Manokotak Airport (83 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunset | | 23:07 | | 07:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:06 | | 08:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:23:09 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 10:23:09 |
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| METAR |
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PAPM
7nm NW | 131756Z AUTO 15007KT -RA 01/01 A2923 RMK AO2 TSNO 53031 60000 T00110005 10016 20005 P0000 SLP898 $
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PAEH
19nm SW | 131755Z 16015KT 11/2SM -SN BKN000 BKN003 OVC100 00/M01 A2920 RMK BR BKNOOO SLPNO 60000 52029 BWC LOW
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PAEH
19nm SW | 131513 16009KT 9999 SCT006 BKN020 OVC040 QNH2900INS TEMPO 1521 3200 BR BKN006 T06/01Z T00/15Z AMD 1500
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