FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK66 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-27-47.0768N / 148-48-14.8018W
61-27.784613N / 148-48.246697W
61.4630769 / -148.8041116
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (2000) |
| From city: | 15 miles SE of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99645 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/2002 |
| 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
| UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (11 nm NW): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr076/33.9 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 043/39.9 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 60 ft. / 549 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees | | 30 ft. trees |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | P. POGUE/R. FARAH
BOX 2802
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-6452 |
| Manager: | P. POGUE/R. FARAH
BOX 2802
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-6452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | SOFT IN SPRING |
| - | RY UNATTENDED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDINGS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK66.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (22 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (29 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (32 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (33 nm SW)
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 22:52 | | 06:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:06 | | 08:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 23:18:35 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 15:18:35 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
11nm NW | 252253Z 00000KT 10SM BKN075 20/08 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP039 T02000083
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PAJV
15nm N | 252150Z 02005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 17/08 A2960 RMK 70002 MAX 17 NOSPECI LAST
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PABV
21nm W | 252256Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM OVC080 18/09 A2967 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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PAAQ
11nm NW | 251734Z 251818 00000KT P6SM SCT070 BKN140
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