FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ANCr084/33.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 094/29.4 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 091/32.8 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 51 ft. trees, 955 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear | | 126 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jonathan Tack
Photo taken 07-Aug-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:52 | | 16:52 |
| Sunrise | | 08:41 | | 17:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 02:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 08:03:37 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 07-Nov-2009 23:03:37 |
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| METAR |
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PATO
14nm SE | 080753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT027 OVC049 M01/M04 A2919 RMK AO2 SLP884 T10111044 TSNO
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PAWR
16nm SE | 080750Z 26012G26KT 7SM SKC 03/M03 A2917 RMK SLP878 400720028 NOSPECI
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PAMR
26nm NW | 080753Z 34005KT 10SM FEW035 BKN050 OVC130 M02/M10 A2921 RMK AO2 SLP892 T10171100 $
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PAED
26nm NW | 080755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW035 BKN050 M02/M11 A2920 RMK AO2A SLP892 T10211106
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PANC
29nm NW | 080522Z 0806/0912 01004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 FM082300 02005KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM090400 01003KT 6SM -SN BR SCT020 OVC035
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