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AK1 Butte Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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: PAQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr070/27.2BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE033/36.633821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK036/39.838721EBOB -... --- -...

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, in poor condition
RWY ROUGH WITH DIPS AND ROCKS TO 4 INCHS.
Operational restrictions: RWY 07/25 EDGES AND THSDS UNMARKED
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-31.821000N61-31.816833N
Longitude: 149-01.368667W149-00.747667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC
8C02 P.O. BOX 7556
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4412
Manager: BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC
8C02 P.O. BOX 7556
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4412

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 72/month *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

ROAD RUNS ALONG NORTH & SOUTH SIDE OF RY.
ADVISE PILOT VISUALY INSPECT RY PRIOR T0 LDG RY COND NOT MONITORED.
RWY SAFETY AREA CLEARED 1800' X 200'
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0117:01
Sunrise08:5217:52
Sunset16:2801:28
Evening civil twilight17:1902:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 15:14:03
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2009 06:14:03
 
METAR
PAAQ 
5nm NW 
101500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW010 M09/M11 A2969 RMK AO2 TSNO
PAJV 
12nm N 
101450Z 00000KT 15SM FEW040 M07/M10 A2965 RMK NOSPECI
PABV 
16nm SW 
101456Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A2974 RMK AO1 52027 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 
5nm NW 
101251Z 1013/1112 34004KT P6SM SCT010 OVC025 TEMPO 1013/1016 BKN008 FM101600 35008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150

 
 

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Hotels near Butte Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
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
4 in Wasilla
 

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