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6AK5 Fire Island Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 6AK5
Lat/Long: 61-10-06.0140N / 150-09-37.9930W
61-10.100233N / 150-09.633217W
61.1683372 / -150.1605536
(estimated)
Elevation: 55 ft. / 17 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99530

Airport Operations

Airport use: CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
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 ASOS at LHD (6 nm E): PHONE 907-245-1618
WX ASOS at MRI (10 nm E): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (16 nm E): 118.525 (907-384-0132)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ANCr027/1.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E
BGQr168/24.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRUCKat field38721EBOB -... --- -...
CAMPBELL LAKE246/3.333821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2800 x 75 ft. / 853 x 23 m
Surface: gravel
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Gradient: 1.5%1.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 900 x 50 ft. / 274 x 15 m
Surface: gravel
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Gradient: 2.0%2.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US GOVT DOT FAA
632 6TH AVE
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Manager: SECTOR CHIEF
FIRE ISLAND
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-1138

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 25/month *
67% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 May 1976

Additional Remarks

BARREL MARKERS ALONG RWY WITH LIGHTS ATOP BARRELS.
(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6AK5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (5 nm E)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (10 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (11 nm NE)
BGQ - Big Lake Airport (24 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (30 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:0812:08
Sunrise05:1713:17
Sunset22:3706:37
Evening civil twilight23:4607:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:50:41
Local (UTC-8)  13-May-2008 12:50:41
 
METAR
PANC 
4nm E 
131953Z 15012G23KT 10SM SCT065 BKN090 OVC130 08/M02 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP003 VIRGA ALQDS T00831017
PALH 
6nm E 
131953Z 17010G20KT 10SM BKN070 09/M01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP007 T00941011
PAMR 
9nm E 
131953Z 31005KT 10SM BKN070 10/M01 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP004 T01001006 $
PAED 
12nm NE 
131755Z 32008KT 10SM SCT060 BKN100 BKN200 08/01 A2950 RMK AO2A SLP991 T00770008 10077 20028 53020 $
TAF
PANC 
4nm E 
131749Z 131818 16012G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM0900 17012KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 FM1500 35003KT P6SM SCT100
PAED 
12nm NE 
131212 VRB06KT 9999 BKN100 OVC200 QNH2928INS T13/01Z T04/15Z

 
 

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