FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK56 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-57-47.3770N / 158-28-38.0460W 59-57.789617N / 158-28.634100W 59.9631603 / -158.4772350 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 304 ft. / 93 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | DILLINGHAM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-842-5275] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 2000 ft. / 610 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Elevation: | 304.0 ft. | | 304.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 150/year * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 June 1981 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | THERE ARE NO FACILITIES AT THIS LANDING AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK56.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAJZ - Koliganek Airport (39 nm E)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (45 nm SE)
PADL - Dillingham Airport (55 nm S)
PAMB - Manokotak Airport (63 nm S)
PATG - Togiak Airport (80 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 24-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:03 | | 18:03 |
| Sunrise | | 09:55 | | 18:55 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 01:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Nov-2009 13:36:11 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 24-Nov-2009 04:36:11 |
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| METAR |
PAJZ 39nm E | 241313Z AUTO 16012KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN002 OVC008 M02/M02 A2932 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO CIG 001V007
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PANW 46nm SE | 241256Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM OVC001 M02/M02 A2929 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO T10161022 SLP899 $
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