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AQY Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AQY
Lat/Long: 60-57-57.9450N / 149-07-32.8410W
60-57.965750N / 149-07.547350W
60.9660958 / -149.1257892
(estimated)
Elevation: 150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of GIRDWOOD, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99587

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: ANC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 907-783-2232
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ANCr084/33.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE094/29.433821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK091/32.838721EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 2088 x 73 ft. / 636 x 22 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings: NSTD MKGS RYS 01 & 19 THLDS MKD BY REFLECTORS. RY EDGES UNMARKED.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Elevation: 134.0 ft.164.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.4%1.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Obstructions: 51 ft. trees, 955 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear126 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
P.O. BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0783
Manager: LARRY BUSHNELL
ST OF AK DOT/PF
GIRWOOD, AK 99587
Phone 907-783-2232

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 63/week *
45% air taxi
30% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
200' SAFETY AREA AT EACH END RY 01/19.
FOR WSO PHONE 271-3491.
PARACHUTE ACTIVITY ON ARPT FRI THRU SUN.
CABLE 100 FT AGL RUNS FROM NEW HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN
SEASONAL HANG GLIDER AND PARASAIL ACTIVITY 2 NM NE OF ARPT DURING DALGT HRS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (26 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (28 nm NW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (38 nm N)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (38 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of AQY (Girdwood Airport)
Photo by Jonathan Tack
Photo taken 07-Aug-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0917:09
Sunrise08:5517:55
Sunset17:2602:26
Evening civil twilight18:1303:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 21:27:04
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 12:27:04
 
METAR
PATO 
14nm SE 
091953Z AUTO 14021G48KT 090V200 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV002 M01/M02 RMK AO2 PK WND 09050/1905 SLPNO P0006 T10061022 TSNO $
PAWR 
16nm SE 
092057Z 08016G34KT 1SM -SN BR VV003 00/M01 A2960 RMK SLP024 NOSPECI
PAMR 
26nm NW 
092053Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN060 M04/M08 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP976 T10441083 58021 $
PAED 
26nm NW 
092055Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM BKN075 M05/M09 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP971 T10511086 58026
TAF
PANC 
29nm NW 
091745Z 0918/1024 36008KT P6SM VCSH FEW012 BKN060 WS020/15050KT FM100400 02007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 WS020/15035KT

 
 

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Hotels near Girdwood Airport

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