FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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: | ENA (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 poor condition
RUTTED AND UNEVEN SURFACE ENTIRE LENGTH. LOOSE ROCKS UP TO 4" ON SURFACE. |
| Operational restrictions: | BRUSH 7 FT- 10 FT ALONG ENTIRE RY LENGTH. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 237 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left and right of centerline, 10:1 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: | JAY KNIGHT
PO BOX 65
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3325 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| 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, RUTTED, AND UNEVEN. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED - RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | HILL S OF RY 08/26 150 FT HIGH; RUNS PARALLEL TO RY. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 22:45 | | 06:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:37 | | 07:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:19:37 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:19:37 |
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PAJC
14nm E | 180556Z AUTO 27010G18KT 10SM SCT036 BKN042 OVC048 M02/M10 A3001 RMK AO1 11020 21030 52017
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