FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK89 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-39-25.2400N / 149-50-13.0900W
61-39.420667N / 149-50.218167W
61.6570111 / -149.8369694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 350 ft. / 107 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of HOUSTON, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99694 |
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 AWOS-3 at IYS (10 nm SE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (17 nm SE): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr010/6.4 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr354/32.2 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| TKAr143/39.2 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 351/29.8 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 357/30.9 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1000 x 20 ft. / 305 x 6 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WILLIAM /SHELLY STEWART
BOX 2629
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-0311 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM /SHELLY STEWART
BOX 2629
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-0311 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK89.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (7 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (8 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (10 nm SE)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (24 nm S)
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 23:00 | | 07:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:18 | | 08:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 09:01:20 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 01:01:20 |
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| METAR |
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PAUO
8nm NW | 232351Z 13006KT 3SM -RABR SCT002 OVC025 11/07 A2980 RMK NOSPECI LAST
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PABV
17nm SE | 240856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 09/08 A2982 RMK AO1 52003 PNO
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PAAQ
22nm E | 240544Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC080 TEMPO 0608 -SHRA BKN035 FM0800 04008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 TEMPO 0812 -RA BKN025 FM1200 04005KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM2000 09008KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM0300 09008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC060
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PAED
24nm S | 240404 01009KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN050 620505 QNH2973INS TEMPO 0411 9000 -RA SCT020 OVC050 620505 BECMG 1011 02009KT 9000 -RA SCT020 OVC050 620505 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1220 BKN020 620208 T13/02Z T08/13Z COR 0403
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