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AQY Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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: ENA (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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Area around AQY (Girdwood Airport)
 
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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 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5915:59
Sunrise08:4216:42
Sunset18:4202:42
Evening civil twilight19:2603:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 10:54:53
Local (UTC-8)  16-Oct-2013 02:54:53
 
METAR
PATO 
14nm SE 
160753Z AUTO 13009G20KT 5SM -RA BR OVC029 07/06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 P0000 T00670061 TSNO
PAFR 
24nm NW 
152335Z 14024G36KT 7SM FEW050 OVC060 12/02 A2999 RMK SLPNO LAST
PAMR 
26nm NW 
160753Z 15011G20KT 10SM SCT055 BKN120 15/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01500028
PAED 
26nm NW 
160758Z AUTO 20011G20KT 10SM OVC055 15/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01450032
TAF
PAED 
26nm NW 
1604/1710 36009KT 9999 VCSH OVC050 600505 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1604/1607 20015G25KT 510003 BECMG 1608/1609 36009KT 9999 NSW OVC050 600505 QNH3010INS TX13/1604Z TN06/1615Z
PANC 
29nm NW 
160728Z 1607/1712 14020G32KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN140 FM161300 14013G21KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM161700 14011KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM162100 03006KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 OVC100 FM170300 03006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
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Hotels near Girdwood Airport

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THE HOTEL ALYESKA 0.9 239-259

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