FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | A68 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-33-05.9190N / 139-30-33.0760W
59-33.098650N / 139-30.551267W
59.5516442 / -139.5091878
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE 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: | YAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at YAK (5 nm SW): | 135.75 (907-784-3564) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YAKr037/4.9 | | YAKUTAT VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OCEAN CAPE | | 063/6.7 | | 385 | | 23E | | OCC | --- -.-. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2150 x 10 ft. / 655 x 3 m
20 FT USABLE, 10 FT EITHER SIDE OF CNTRLN. REMAINDER EITHER SIDE SOFT. |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
7 FT EACH SIDE FULL LENGTH OF RY CENTERLINE BECOMING DEPRESSED WITH RUTS OVER 12 INCHES; STANDING WATER AFTER RAIN. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 13/31 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 293 ft. from runway, 62 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 113 ft. tree, 521 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left 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: | USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3359 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 130/year * | | 62% | air taxi | | 38% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES 50'-120' EACH SIDE OF RY CENTERLINE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at A68.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAYA - Yakutat Airport (5 nm SW)
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 04:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 21:50 | | 05:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:53 | | 06:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:05:51 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 23:05:51 |
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PAYA
5nm SW | 180653Z AUTO 13009G21KT 6SM -RA BR BKN009 BKN016 OVC028 07/06 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP035 P0009 T00720061 TSNO $
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PAYA
5nm SW | 180520Z 1806/1906 12010G20KT 4SM RA BR BKN010 OVC028 WS020/14040KT FM181200 13012KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC018 FM181500 VRB05KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM181700 23008KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC050 FM182200 26006KT P6SM -SHRAPL BKN025 BKN050 FM190100 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1806/1810
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