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AK88 Eagle Nest Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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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
BGQr060/26.5BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE027/38.933821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 1300 x 125 ft. / 396 x 38 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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
    

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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Area around AK88 (Eagle Nest Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight++
Sunrise04:2612:26
Sunset23:3607:36
Evening civil twilight++

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 21:41:43
Local (UTC-8)  05-Jul-2009 13:41:43
 
METAR
PAAQ 052053Z 14004KT 10SM FEW060 21/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP215 HZ ALQDS T02060122 58013
PAJV 
8nm NE 
051550Z 22005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 10/07 A3022 RMK MIN 07 NOSPECI
PABV 
18nm SW 
052116Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3020 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 051744Z 0518/0618 35005KT 6SM HZ SCT250 FM052200 16007KT 6SM HZ FEW060 SCT250

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Eagle Nest Airport

Miles Price ($)
GOLD MINERS HOTEL 2.4 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Eagle Nest Airport

3 in Wasilla
1 in Knik Glacier Palmer
 

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