FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK5 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-15-20.0000N / 151-18-11.0000W
60-15.333333N / 151-18.183333W
60.2555556 / -151.3030556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 230 ft. / 70 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 5 miles S of KASILOF, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99568 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/2006 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (15 nm NE): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (19 nm N): | PHONE 907-283-6513 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENAr163/21.8 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| HOMr344/33.1 | | HOMER VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 24E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SOLDOTNA | | 200/18.2 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 169/20.8 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
| KACHEMAK | | 345/37.3 | | 277 | | 24E | | ACE | .- -.-. . |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL AVBL FOR EMERG USE. CALL 907-260-2087 OR 907-262-4764. |
Runway Information
Runway 9W/27W
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 500 ft. / 1067 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 9W | | RUNWAY 27W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES
550 W 7TH AVE STE 1260
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-8400 |
| Manager: | DERRY THOMPSON
PO BOX 828
KASILOF, AK 99610
Phone 907-260-2087 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (15 nm NE)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
PAHO - Homer Airport (37 nm S)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (67 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (72 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:47 | | 15:47 |
| Sunrise | | 08:29 | | 16:29 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 03:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 03:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 19:41:59 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Oct-2008 11:41:59 |
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| METAR |
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PASX
16nm NE | 071916Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW008 SCT022 OVC060 01/00 A2961 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAEN
19nm N | 071905Z 00000KT 1/2SM SN FG BKN004 OVC016 01/M01 A2961 RMK AO2 P0002
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PAEN
19nm N | 071739Z 071818 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN050 TEMPO 1821 3SM -SHSN BR BKN010 FM2100 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN025 FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 BKN080
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