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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQY
Lat/Long:	60-58-08.4800N 149-07-09.6450W 60-58.141333N 149-07.160750W 60.9690222,-149.1193458 (estimated)
Elevation:	164 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of GIRDWOOD, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99587

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	907-783-2232
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes OVR GROWN.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TEDr098/27.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	THR REFLECTORS; EDGE MKR NA.
Operational restrictions:	200 FT SAFETY AREA BOTH ENDS.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	60-58.008667N	60-58.274000N
Longitude:	149-07.385833W	149-06.935667W
Elevation:	134.0 ft.	164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	015 magnetic, 040 true	195 magnetic, 220 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Obstructions:	4 ft. brush, 105 ft. left of centerline	6 ft. brush, 81 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0770
Manager:	PAUL BERTHOLL STATE OF ALASKA DOT/PF GIRDWOOD, AK 99587 Phone 907-783-2232

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
-	100 FT CABLE FM HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	DALGT HANG GLIDER & PARASAIL ACT 2 NM NE & ON ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (24 nm NW)
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 - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (38 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:22	15:22
Sunrise	08:04	16:04
Sunset	19:28	03:28
Evening civil twilight	20:11	04:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Oct-2026 02:37:45
Local (UTC-8)	01-Oct-2026 18:37:45

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	020153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN012 02/02 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP096 T00220017 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	020215Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM OVC013 03/01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP103 $
PAMR 26nm NW	020153Z 35003KT 10SM FEW015 OVC075 04/01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T00390006
PAED 26nm NW	020155Z 11004KT 10SM FEW009 BKN031 BKN040 04/01 A2981 RMK AO2A SLP092 T00440013 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	020132Z 0201/0303 30006KT 9999 FEW005 BKN020 BKN040 620209 QNH2980INS TEMPO 0201/0207 -SN BKN005 BECMG 0207/0208 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN015 OVC020 620209 QNH2989INS TEMPO 0213/0217 0800 FZFG BKN001 BKN005 BECMG 0218/0219 06006KT 9999 NSW FEW015 SCT030 QNH2991INS TX04/0200Z TNM04/0216Z
PANC 29nm NW	011748Z 0118/0224 35009KT 5SM -RA OVC015 TEMPO 0118/0120 35009G15KT 2SM -SN OVC009 FM012000 34006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT009 BKN025 FM020000 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 FM020500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 FM020800 02002KT P6SM VCFG FEW003 SCT120 BKN200 FM022100 03009KT P6SM SKC

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