FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr067/23.5 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr027/39.0 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 027/34.7 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 031/37.7 | | 387 | | 21E | | 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:59 | | 16:59 |
| Sunrise | | 08:50 | | 17:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 02:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 19:41:11 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Nov-2009 10:41:11 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
3nm NE | 091853Z 36004KT 10SM FEW002 SCT038 BKN065 OVC180 M07/M08 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP039 T10721083
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PAJV
12nm NE | 091650Z 00000KT 5SM -SN BR SCT020 OVC045 M06/M08 A2958 RMK MIN M06 NOSPECI
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PABV
13nm SW | 091916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M13 A2968 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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PAAQ
3nm NE | 091732Z 0918/1018 00000KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 0918/0919 5SM -SN OVC020 FM091900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120
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