FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8AK4 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-32-02.9530N / 150-51-07.9690W
60-32.049217N / 150-51.132817W
60.5341536 / -150.8522136
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 245 ft. / 75 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of STERLING, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99669 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base 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: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (7 nm SW): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (12 nm W): | PHONE 907-283-6513 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENAr091/11.2 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SOLDOTNA | | 349/3.6 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 091/11.3 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 1000 x 600 ft. / 305 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | RAY MCNUTT
GENERAL DELIVERY
STERLING, AK 99672 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/month * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 29% | air taxi | | 14% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 October 1971 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN SCOUT LAKE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8AK4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (7 nm SW)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (46 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (50 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (53 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunset | | 22:52 | | 06:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:00 | | 08:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 23:10:04 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 15:10:04 |
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| METAR |
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PASX
6nm SW | 252256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC120 18/08 A2968 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAEN
12nm W | 252253Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM SCT045 19/09 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 T01940094 TSNO
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| TAF |
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PAEN
12nm W | 251957Z 252018 03010KT P6SM FEW090
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