FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK17 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-45-48.8330N / 151-13-23.6710W 59-45.813883N / 151-13.394517W 59.7635647 / -151.2232419 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1600 ft. / 488 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (1990) |
| From city: | 15 miles NE of HOMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99603 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1991 |
| Sectional chart: | SEWARD |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | HOMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-235-8588] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at HOM (10 nm SW): | 135.65 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HOMr041/7.8 | | HOMER VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 24E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KACHEMAK | | 025/11.1 | | 277 | | 24E | | ACE | .- -.-. . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 1555 x 75 ft. / 474 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GLACIERVIEW FARM LTD PARTNERSHIP 35250 SHADY DR HOMER, AK 99603 Phone 907-235-8949 |
| Manager: | DOUGLAS B. SCHADE 3250 SHADY DR HOMER, AK 99603 Phone 907-235-8949 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK17.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAHO - Homer Airport (10 nm SW)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (43 nm N)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (49 nm N)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (92 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (96 nm NE)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 28-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:41 | | 17:41 |
| Sunrise | | 09:33 | | 18:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 03:42:56 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 28-Nov-2009 18:42:56 |
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| METAR |
PAHO 11nm SW | 290317Z 03006G14KT 5SM -SN OVC024 00/M04 A2915 RMK AO2 SNB00 P0000
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| TAF |
PAHO 11nm SW | 282353Z 2900/2924 07010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 FM290600 32010KT 4SM -SN BR OVC020
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