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AK31 Swift Creek Airport
McCarthy, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AK31
Lat/Long: 61-24-40.4080N / 143-00-04.4460W
61-24.673467N / 143-00.074100W
61.4112244 / -143.0012350
(estimated)
Elevation: 1225 ft. / 373 m (estimated)
Variation: 27E (1995)
From city: 3 miles SW of MCCARTHY, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99588

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2000
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2000 x 35 ft. / 610 x 11 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway60 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES H. EDWARDS - MC CARTHY 14
PO BOX MXY
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Manager: JAMES H. EDWARDS - MC CARTHY 14
PO BOX MXY
GLENNALLEN, AK 99558
Phone 907-554-4414

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    

Additional Remarks

CREEK AND SHARP DITCHES CLOSE TO RY SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK31.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGK - Gulkana Airport (83 nm NW)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (91 nm SW)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (95 nm W)
PAOR - Northway Airport (98 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:3716:37
Sunrise08:2717:27
Sunset16:0501:05
Evening civil twilight16:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 10:34:32
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2009 01:34:32
 
METAR
PAMX 
3nm NE 
100450Z 00000KT 1SM -SN BR VV008 M07/M08 A2952 RMK MAX M06 70004 LAST
TAF

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Swift Creek Airport

Miles Price ($)
MCCARTHY LODGE AND THE MA JOHNS 3.6 159-160

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

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