FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99530 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| 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 |
| ANCr027/1.7 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| BGQr168/24.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRUCK | | at field | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 246/3.3 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
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. |
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)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (24 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (30 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:00 | | 17:00 |
| Sunrise | | 08:49 | | 17:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 13:58:03 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 04:58:03 |
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| METAR |
PANC 4nm E | 081353Z 01004KT 10SM FEW042 BKN050 M03/M12 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP916 T10331122
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PALH 6nm E | 081353Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM OVC048 M03/M11 A2930 RMK AO2 SLP921 T10281111 TSNO
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PAMR 9nm E | 081353Z 36005KT 10SM FEW042 OVC050 M03/M11 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP916 T10331111 $
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PAED 12nm NE | 081255Z 02005KT 10SM FEW030 BKN050 M04/M11 A2927 RMK AO2A SLP915 T10371109
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| TAF |
PANC 4nm E | 081131Z 0812/0918 01007KT P6SM FEW040 SCT060 FM090400 01003KT 5SM -SN OVC030
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