FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK44 |
| Lat/Long: | 62-19-08.1720N / 150-06-58.1320W
62-19.136200N / 150-06.968867W
62.3189367 / -150.1161478
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 346 ft. / 105 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of TALKEETNA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use, PUBLIC LAND |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | TALKEETNA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-733-2277] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at TKA (0.6 nm E): | 135.2 (907-733-1637) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TKAr320/1.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERS CREEK | | at field | | 305 | | 26E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 80 JET-B+
FUEL AVBL BY TRUCK FM CITY. |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1600 x 30 ft. / 488 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | trees, 100 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear | | brush, 70 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLM/ANC FIELD OFFICE
6881 ELMORE LOOP RD
ANCHORAGE, AK 99507
Phone 907-267-1246 |
| Manager: | BLM/ANC FIELD OFFICE
6881 ELMORE RD
ANCHORAGE, AK 99507
Phone 907-267-1246 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 1989 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TRANSIENT ACFT. |
| - | N ONE THIRD RWY HAS SAWBUCKS & MANHOLE COVERS RECESSED FROM SEWER CONSTRUCTION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK44.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (1 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (34 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (48 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (48 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (52 nm SE)
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Virtual Earth
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:53 | | 17:53 |
| Sunrise | | 09:54 | | 18:54 |
| Sunset | | 15:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 22:05:22 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 13:05:22 |
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| METAR |
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| PATK | 292153Z 00000KT 10SM OVC080 M12/M13 A2932 RMK AO2 SLP938 T11171133
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| TAF |
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| PATK | 291747Z 2918/3018 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
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