FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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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| YAKr040/4.9 | | YAKUTAT VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OCEAN CAPE | | 066/6.7 | | 385 | | 20E | | OCC | --- -.-. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| 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 poor condition
7 FT LEVEL ALONG EACH SIDE OF RY CNTRLN. REMAINDER 4 INCHES HIGHER, SOFT & UNEVEN. SOME 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 |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 118 ft. tree, 525 ft. from runway, 132 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
| - | RY SAFETY AREA 75 FT WIDE FULL LENGTH WITH GROUND RISING AND FALLING OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CNTRLN CONTROL. |
| - | TREES BTN 50 FT -120 FT BORDER AIRSTRIP SAFETY AREA. |
| - | NUMEROUS BALD EAGLES FISH AND MATE ABOVE RY. |
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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:19 | | 15:19 |
| Sunrise | | 08:00 | | 16:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 02:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:29:43 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:29:43 |
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PAYA
5nm SW | 161053Z 00000KT 3/4SM R11/P6000FT BR SCT025 OVC045 07/07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00670067
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PAYA
5nm SW | 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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