FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK61 |
| Lat/Long: | 62-41-58.6600N / 148-54-26.6800W 62-41.977667N / 148-54.444667W 62.6996278 / -148.9074111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 40 miles SW of TALKEETNA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99676 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/2004 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SUMMIT | | 144/38.2 | | 326 | | 27E | | UMM | ..- -- -- |
| PETERS CREEK | | 030/39.7 | | 305 | | 26E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 750 x 50 ft. / 229 x 15 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JAMES K BAILEY BOX 770695 EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577 Phone 9007-696-2163 |
| Manager: | JAMES K BAILEY BOX 770695 EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577 Phone 9007-696-2163 |
Additional Remarks
| - | OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK61.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (40 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (65 nm SW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (66 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (70 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (74 nm S)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 15:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 04:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 05:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 08:53:26 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Sep-2008 00:53:26 |
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| METAR |
PAEC 28nm NW | 080656Z 00000KT 4SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC050 11/10 A2979 RMK MAX 17 MIN06 NOSPECI LAST
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PATK 41nm SW | 080753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC085 11/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP096 T01110094 TSNO
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PATW 41nm N | 080450Z 08005KT 10SM -RA SCT045 BKN060 OVC100 10/04 A2972 RMK 70007 MAX 15 LAST NOSPECI
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PAWS 44nm S | 080836Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 09/07 A2983 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PATK 41nm SW | 080533Z 080606 22005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC080
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