FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK79 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-35-36.7800N / 149-33-59.4000W
61-35.613000N / 149-33.990000W
61.5935500 / -149.5665000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of WASILLA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 01/2007 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (1.5 nm SE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm S): | 135.55 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (14 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr058/11.5 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr010/32.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 008/28.9 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 013/31.0 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 1300 x 60 ft. / 396 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | LORRAINE JALLEN
P.O. BOX 872053
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-357-0838 |
| Manager: | HOMARD J. LETTS IV
1931 COMMONDORE DRIVE
ANCHORAGE, AK 99507
Phone 907-229-9405 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (2 nm SE)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (8 nm SW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (17 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (22 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 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:46 | | 17:46 |
| Sunrise | | 09:44 | | 18:44 |
| Sunset | | 15:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 15:52:35 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 06:52:35 |
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| METAR |
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PABV
11nm S | 291536Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM FEW036 BKN080 M06/M09 A2928 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ
14nm E | 291532Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM SCT008 BKN013 M07/M08 A2926 RMK AO2 TSNO
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PAUO
17nm NW | 282255Z 13004KT 25SM SCT040 BKN060 BKN120 M08/M08 A2919 RMK NOSPECI
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PAJV
21nm E | 291350Z 00000KT 8SM SCT035 BKN070 OVC090 M06/M09 A2919 RMK NOSPECI
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PAAQ
14nm E | 291415Z 2914/3012 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 TEMPO 2914/2915 4SM BR OVC007 FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM -SN SCT030 OVC045
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