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A57 Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: A57
Lat/Long: 59-11-57.1800N / 138-27-03.6000W
59-11.953000N / 138-27.060000W
59.1992167 / -138.4510000
(estimated)
Elevation: 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
Variation: 28E (1985)
From city: 44 miles SE of YAKUTAT, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1965
Sectional chart: JUNEAU
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380]
NOTAMs facility: JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1860 x 12 ft. / 567 x 4 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
SOFT & WET DURING SPRING AND AFTER HEAVY RAINS.
Runway edge markings: RY 07/25 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Obstructions: 58 ft. tree, 159 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear51 ft. tree, 218 ft. from runway, 103 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3359
Manager: LEE BENSON
USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3359

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 200/year *
50% transient general aviation
50% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009

Additional Remarks

GULLY ON THLD RY 06 RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
RY UNEVEN ON BOTH SIDES WITH SEVERAL DIPS OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROL DURING LANDING AND TAKE-OFF.
ERRATIC WINDS OFF MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF RY.
WILDLIFE INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAYA - Yakutat Airport (41 nm NW)
PAHN - Haines Airport (90 nm E)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (97 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1415:14
Sunrise07:5515:55
Sunset18:0402:04
Evening civil twilight18:4502:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 11:29:22
Local (UTC-8)  16-Oct-2013 03:29:22
 
METAR
PAYA 
42nm NW 
161053Z 00000KT 3/4SM R11/P6000FT BR SCT025 OVC045 07/07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00670067
TAF
PAYA 
42nm NW 
160525Z 1606/1706 VRB02KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM161100 00000KT P6SM OVC050 FM161900 08004KT P6SM BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1606/1610
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