FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK50 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-33-16.4500N / 149-08-40.0000W 61-33.274167N / 149-08.666667W 61.5545694 / -149.1444444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 120 ft. / 37 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99645 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 09/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (2.9 nm NE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (11 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (13 nm SW): | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGQr073/23.5 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr026/33.0 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr027/39.0 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 029/34.7 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 033/37.7 | | 387 | | 19E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 26 ft. / 610 x 8 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SKY RANCH INC. BOX 875910-238 WASILLA, AK 99687-5910 Phone 907-373-4640 |
| Manager: | MARK STIGAR BOX 875910-238 WASILLA, AK 99687-5910 Phone 907-373-4640 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK50.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (3 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (11 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (19 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (28 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:00 | | 17:00 |
| Sunrise | | 08:47 | | 17:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 03:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 16:21:49 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 13-Feb-2012 07:21:49 |
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| METAR |
PAAQ 3nm NE | 131453Z AUTO 12011G19KT 10SM OVC060 03/M03 A2933 RMK AO2 PK WND 13026/1409 SLP930 T00281028 56010 TSNO
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PABV 13nm SW | 131456Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC100 01/M06 A2928 RMK AO1 57014 PNO
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| TAF |
PAAQ 3nm NE | 131300Z 1313/1412 12010G18KT P6SM OVC060 FM131800 09008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM140100 VRB04KT 6SM -SN BR BKN035 OVC050 FM141100 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC070
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