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AQY Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
TEDr098/27.1ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1519E
ANCr084/33.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE096/29.433819ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK093/32.838719EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 2088 x 73 ft. / 636 x 22 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings: NSTD MKGS RYS 02 & 20 THLDS MKD BY REFLECTORS. RY EDGES UNMARKED.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Elevation: 134.0 ft.164.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.4%1.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
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 907-269-0760
Manager: LARRY BUSHNELL
ST OF AK DOT/PF
GIRDWOOD, AK 99587
Phone 907-783-2232

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 77/week *
50% air taxi
25% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
200 FT SAFETY AREA AT EACH END RY 02/20.
FOR WSO PHONE 271-3491.
PARAGLIDING ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
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 of AQY (Girdwood Airport)
Photo by Jonathan Tack
Photo taken 07-Aug-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0617:06
Sunrise08:5317:53
Sunset17:2902:29
Evening civil twilight18:1603:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2012 18:13:27
Local (UTC-9)  10-Feb-2012 09:13:27
 
METAR
PATO 
14nm SE 
101802Z AUTO 12003KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR FEW015 OVC023 00/M01 A2942 RMK AO2 TSNO PNO $
PAMR 
26nm NW 
101753Z 35003KT 10SM OVC100 M02/M06 A2941 RMK AO2 SLP959 6//// T10171061 11017 21067 56006 PNO $
PAED 
26nm NW 
101755Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM OVC085 M02/M07 A2940 RMK AO2 SLP960 T10151066 11015 21055 57005 $
TAF
PAED 
26nm NW 
1012/1118 35006KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 BKN100 OVC200 600703 QNH2943INS BECMG 1017/1018 35006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 OVC070 600505 QNH2941INS TEMPO 1020/1024 9000 -SN BKN040 OVC060 620406 BECMG 1111/1112 35012G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT050 BKN070 600703 510303 QNH2928INS T01/1101Z TM04/1115Z
PANC 
29nm NW 
101752Z 1018/1124 02005KT P6SM BKN060 FM102100 02006KT 4SM -SN BKN025 FM110200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW030 BKN060 WS020/11035KT FM110900 36012KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/12045KT
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