FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| BGQr060/26.5 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 29-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:44 | | 17:44 |
| Sunrise | | 09:42 | | 18:42 |
| Sunset | | 15:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 08:38:08 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 23:38:08 |
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| METAR |
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| PAAQ | 300753Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 M08/M09 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP050 T10781094 TSNO
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PAJV
8nm NE | 292250Z 19003KT 12SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 M08/M15 A2927 RMK MAX 00 NOSPECI LAST
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PABV
18nm SW | 300816Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC035 M07/M09 A2971 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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| PAAQ | 300553Z 3006/0106 35006KT P6SM OVC100 FM301600 02014KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13030KT FM302100 05016G26KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070 WS020/12045KT
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