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AK40 Nixon Fork Mine Airport
McGrath, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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
MCGr035/28.5MC GRATH VORTAC115.5019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TAKOTNA RIVER033/27.535019EVTR ...- - .-.

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: rightright
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
6881 ABBOTT LOOP 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
Aerial photo of AK40 (Nixon Fork Mine Airport)
Photo by Tony Fernando
Photo taken 13-Nov-2007
from 11,000 feet

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Sectional chart
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From to AK40

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:1718:17
Sunrise10:2219:22
Sunset15:5300:53
Evening civil twilight16:5801:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 03:11:02
Local (UTC-9)  29-Nov-2009 18:11:02
 
METAR
PAFS 
17nm SE 
300256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M17/M19 A2960 RMK AO2 TSNO 51000 60000 T11721188 SNE16 P0000 SLP040 $
PAMC 
28nm SW 
300253Z 00000KT 10SM OVC036 M13/M15 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP041 T11281150 55001
TAF
PAMC 
28nm SW 
292324Z 3000/3024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT008 OVC035 FM301600 06007G12KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC030

 
 

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