FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 9AK1 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-37-51.1300N / 149-13-54.4400W
61-37.852167N / 149-13.907333W
61.6308694 / -149.2317889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/2004 |
| 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 |
Seaplane Base Communications
| WX ASOS at PAQ (5 nm SE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (9 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (15 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr055/21.3 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 019/36.2 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 023/38.8 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 1W/19W
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 200 ft. / 914 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 1W | | RUNWAY 19W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | CHARLES B & SANDRA L MCMAHAN
BOX 110
GAKONA, AK 99586
Phone 907-822-3553 |
| Manager: | CHARLES B & SANDRA L MCMAHAN
BOX 110
GAKONA, AK 99586
Phone 907-822-3553 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 9AK1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (5 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm W)
BGQ - Big Lake Airport (18 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (24 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 22:37 | | 06:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:49 | | 07:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:56:23 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 08:56:23 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
5nm SE | 131553Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP984 T00611011 TSNO
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PAJV
11nm NE | 131550Z 14003KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 04/M01 A2943 RMK MIN 01 NOSPECI
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PABV
15nm SW | 131636Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 07/01 A2949 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ
5nm SE | 131602Z 131612 12009KT P6SM SCT080 FM2000 15018G28KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 FM0800 07010KT P6SM SCT080
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