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AK1 Butte Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: AK1
Lat/Long: 61-31-49.1350N / 149-01-03.4900W
61-31.818917N / 149-01.058167W
61.5303153 / -149.0176361
(estimated)
Elevation: 64 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99645

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1974
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, NSTD WINDSOCK; YELLOW IN COLOR & UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at PAQ (4 nm NW): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (15 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (16 nm SW): 135.55 (907-688-0826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr076/27.2BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr032/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1519E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE035/36.633819ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK038/39.838719EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1806 x 50 ft. / 550 x 15 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in poor condition
RY WITH DIPS AND ROCKS TO 3 INCHS.
Operational restrictions: RY 07/25 EDGES AND THLDS UNMARKED.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-31.821000N61-31.816833N
Longitude: 149-01.368667W149-00.747667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 47 ft. trees, 257 ft. from runway, 83 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear41 ft. tree, 240 ft. from runway, 103 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557
Manager: GERALD HUPPERT
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 47/month *
89% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 June 2011

Additional Remarks

ROAD RUNS ALONG NORTH & SOUTH SIDE OF RY.
RY SAFETY AREA CLEARED 1800 FT X 200 FT.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
RY 07/25 CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED, VISUAL INSPECTION RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO LDG.
400 FT SAFETY AREA ON RY 07 END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (4 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (15 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (30 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:4611:46
Sunrise05:0113:01
Sunset22:4406:44
Evening civil twilight23:5907:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:45:42
Local (UTC-8)  17-May-2013 22:45:42
 
METAR
PAAQ 
5nm NW 
180553Z AUTO 17004KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC005 00/M01 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP984 P0004 60028 T00001006 10006 20000 53012 TSNO
PABV 
16nm SW 
180556Z AUTO 21005KT 1 3/4SM OVC005 01/01 A2951 RMK AO1 VIS 1V5 52017
TAF
PAAQ 
5nm NW 
180536Z 1806/1906 36006KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 FM181800 25004KT 5SM -SN BR BKN005 BKN025 FM190000 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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Hotels near Butte Municipal Airport

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GOLD MINERS HOTEL 5.7 84-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Butte Municipal Airport

1 in Knik Glacier Palmer
5 in Wasilla
 

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