FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK40 |
| Lat/Long: | 63-13-45.0500N / 154-45-37.2100W 63-13.750833N / 154-45.620167W 63.2291806 / -154.7603361 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1510 ft. / 460 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 21E (1995) |
| From city: | 28 miles NE of MCGRATH, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at FSP (17 nm SE): | 118.325 (907-293-2002) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MCGr035/28.5 | | MC GRATH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TAKOTNA RIVER | | 033/27.5 | | 350 | | 19E | | VTR | ...- - .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 100 ft. / 1280 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16/34 MKD WITH FLOURESCENT CONES MARKING END & APCH. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
| Markings: | NSTD | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 6881 ABBOTT LOOP ROAD ANCHORAGE, AK 98507-2599 Phone 907-267-1246 OPERATED BY NEVADA GOLDFIELDS, INC ON BLM MINING CLAIMS K.R. POHLE, GENERAL MANAGER, P.O. BOX 270 MC GRATH, AK 907-349-7028 |
| Manager: | ANCHORAGE DISTRICT MANAGER 4700 BLM ROAD ANCHORAGE, AK 98507-2599 Phone 907-267-1246 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK40.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFS - Nikolai Airport (17 nm SE)
PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (28 nm SW)
PAMH - Minchumina Airport (77 nm NE)
PARY - Ruby Airport (92 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tony Fernando
Photo taken 13-Nov-2007
from 11,000 feet
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:30 | | 17:30 |
| Sunrise | | 09:20 | | 18:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:47 | | 02:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 03:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 09:56:26 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 00:56:26 |
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| METAR |
PAFS 17nm SE | 120856Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A2906 RMK AO2 TSNO 55002 T10381088 SLP851 $
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PAMC 28nm SW | 120853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A2903 RMK AO2 SLP838 T10671094 410111161 53001 TSNO
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| TAF |
PAMC 28nm SW | 120540Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM121600 12005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
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