FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | A79 |
| Lat/Long: | 56-15-18.1700N / 158-46-31.3010W
56-15.302833N / 158-46.521683W
56.2550472 / -158.7753614
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99548 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | COLD BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | AJC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AJC (14 nm E): | 135.75 (907-749-2402) |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition
SHALLOW RUTS ENTIRE LENGTH. LOOSE ROCKS UP TO 2 IN ON SURFACE. |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 08 & 26 NSTD MKGS; RYS MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES & THLD PANELS. CONES SCATTERED; PANELS MISSING, FADED & COVERED WITH BRUSH. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. hill, 350 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | 150 ft. hill, 5000 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF/C RGN
P.O. BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | DAVID CUMMINGS
PO BOX 65
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3325 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 60/month * | | 69% | air taxi | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 3% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY SAFETY AREAS ROUGH. GRADE UNEVEN. SAFETY AREA 3255 FT BY 120 FT. |
| - | RY 08/26 SLOPES UPHILL TO BOTH RY THRS; LOW POINT OF RY NEAR W END. |
| - | RWY COND NOT MONITORED - RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | HILL S OF RY 08/26 150 FT HIGH; RUNS PARALLEL TO RY. |
| - | 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. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at A79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPE - Perryville Airport (25 nm SW)
PAPH - Port Heiden Airport (43 nm N)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (81 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (82 nm SW)
PAPN - Pilot Point Airport (89 nm NE)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:59 | | 17:59 |
| Sunrise | | 09:45 | | 18:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 02:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 02:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 10:05:25 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 01-Dec-2009 01:05:25 |
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| METAR |
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PAJC
14nm E | 010956Z AUTO 28009G14KT 5SM SCT021 BKN034 OVC044 02/M03 A2914 RMK AO1 PNO
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