FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK97 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-25-23.0310N / 146-08-45.2740W
60-25.383850N / 146-08.754567W
60.4230642 / -146.1459094
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| Elevation: | 230 ft. / 70 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of BOSWELL BAY, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JOHr078/13.9 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORCA BAY | | 082/13.5 | | 233 | | 23E | | ALJ | .- .-.. .--- |
| GLACIER RIVER | | 235/20.4 | | 404 | | 22E | | GCR | --. -.-. .-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2612 x 100 ft. / 796 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Gradient: | 3.9% | | 3.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | hill, 1000 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | U.S. FOREST SERVICE
CORDOVA AK 99574
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
RCA - ALASCOM LEESE. |
| Manager: | UNKNOWN |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 62% | air taxi | | 25% | local general aviation | | 12% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 August 1985 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PPR REQUIRED FROM ALASCOM. |
| - | TURBULENCE LIKELY WHEN WIND GREATER THAN 10 KTS FM ANY DIRECTION. |
| - | NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK97.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (20 nm E)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (31 nm NW)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (43 nm N)
PAMD - Middleton Island Airport (59 nm S)
PAWD - Seward Airport (99 nm W)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:48 | | 16:48 |
| Sunrise | | 08:33 | | 17:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 02:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 03:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 19:00:06 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 10:00:06 |
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PACV
20nm E | 121841Z 10007KT 10SM UP BKN016 OVC024 01/00 A2959 RMK AO2 RAB28E41UPB41SNE37 P0000
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PACV
20nm E | 121743Z 1218/1318 13009KT 5SM -RASN BR BKN015 TEMPO 1218/1222 13009G16KT 2SM -RASN BR BKN008 FM130200 11007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM130900 09015G25KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 WS020/11050KT
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