FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | A61 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-20-07.2440N / 162-40-01.2340W 60-20.120733N / 162-40.020567W 60.3353456 / -162.6670094 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 16 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of TUNTUTULIAK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99680 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | BETHEL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BET (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WND SOCK & WND SOCK LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - 122.900. |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BETr204/36.7 | | BETHEL VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| OSCARVILLE | | 202/36.0 | | 251 | | 19E | | OSE | --- ... . |
| BETHEL | | 203/37.3 | | 344 | | 19E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 1772 x 23 ft. / 540 x 7 m RY 02/20 REMEASURED. |
| Surface: | gravel, in poor condition DIPS & RUTS TO 4 INCHES DEEP. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity MIRL OTS INDEFLY, RY & TWY LIGHTS ARE HIGHER THAN STANDARD INTST. |
| Runway edge markings: | 02/20 MKD WITH CONES & REFLECTIVE THR PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 26 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA DOT/PF C REG PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-266-1767 |
| Manager: | L.J. DAVIS PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907 543-2495 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | RY AND RAMP SOFT DURING BREAKUP AND HEAVY RAINS. |
| - | BECAUSE OF FROST HEAVES RY & TWY LGTS ARE 36 INCHES HIGH. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
| - | NORTH END SAFETY AREA 70 FT FROM RIVER BLUFF EDG; RY 02 SAFETY AREA 20 FT FROM RIVER EDGE. |
| - | WND SOCK & WND SOCK LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at A61.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGG - Kwigillingok Airport (31 nm SW)
PKA - Napaskiak Airport (34 nm NE)
PABE - Bethel Airport (36 nm NE)
PAKI - Kipnuk Airport (47 nm SW)
AKI - Akiak Airport (54 nm NE)
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunset | | 23:19 | | 07:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:22 | | 08:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 09:38:27 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-May-2008 01:38:27 |
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| METAR |
PABE 37nm NE | 120853Z 05012KT 10SM FEW070 OVC100 07/01 A2904 RMK AO2 SLP836 T00670011 401000028 58017
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PAKI 47nm SW | 120856Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM +RA BKN055 02/00 A2899 RMK AO2 TSNO 57016 60000 T00220000 P0000 SLP818
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| TAF |
PABE 37nm NE | 120539Z 120606 07012KT P6SM FEW035 BKN070 TEMPO 0609 07015G22KT FM1900 07015G25KT P6SM FEW035 BKN070
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