FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK88 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-36-16.9100N / 149-02-24.6800W 61-36.281833N / 149-02.411333W 61.6046972 / -149.0401889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 416 ft. / 127 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 2 miles E 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: | 07/2004 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at PAQ (1.5 nm SW): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (14 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (18 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGQr060/26.5 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 027/38.9 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 1300 x 125 ft. / 396 x 38 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BRENT SHAFFER BOX 670722 CHUGIAK, AK 99567 Phone 907-748-5996 |
| Manager: | BRENT SHAFFER BOX 670722 CHUGIAK, AK 99567 Phone 907-748-5996 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | RY 15/33 SLOPES UP TOWARDS NORTH END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK88.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (2 nm SW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (14 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (22 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (30 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (31 nm SW)
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 23:36 | | 07:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:41:43 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Jul-2009 13:41:43 |
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| METAR |
| PAAQ | 052053Z 14004KT 10SM FEW060 21/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP215 HZ ALQDS T02060122 58013
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PAJV 8nm NE | 051550Z 22005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 10/07 A3022 RMK MIN 07 NOSPECI
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PABV 18nm SW | 052116Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3020 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
| PAAQ | 051744Z 0518/0618 35005KT 6SM HZ SCT250 FM052200 16007KT 6SM HZ FEW060 SCT250
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