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6AK5 Fire Island Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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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
ANCr027/1.7ANCHORAGE 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.

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0017:00
Sunrise08:4917:49
Sunset16:4001:40
Evening civil twilight17:2902:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:58:03
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 04:58:03
 
METAR
PANC 
4nm E 
081353Z 01004KT 10SM FEW042 BKN050 M03/M12 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP916 T10331122
PALH 
6nm E 
081353Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM OVC048 M03/M11 A2930 RMK AO2 SLP921 T10281111 TSNO
PAMR 
9nm E 
081353Z 36005KT 10SM FEW042 OVC050 M03/M11 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP916 T10331111 $
PAED 
12nm NE 
081255Z 02005KT 10SM FEW030 BKN050 M04/M11 A2927 RMK AO2A SLP915 T10371109
TAF
PANC 
4nm E 
081131Z 0812/0918 01007KT P6SM FEW040 SCT060 FM090400 01003KT 5SM -SN OVC030

 
 

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