FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSP |
| Lat/Long: | 63-01-06.8150N / 154-21-30.3650W 63-01.113583N / 154-21.506083W 63.0185597 / -154.3584347 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 441 ft. / 134.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of NIKOLAI, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99691 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT BEACON/MIRL RY 04/22 & REIL RYS 04 & 22 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (907-293-2002) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 128.1/353.8 (MCGRATH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MCGr064/34.4 | | MC GRATH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TAKOTNA RIVER | | 063/33.0 | | 350 | | 19E | | VTR | ...- - .-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 04/22 MKD WITH CONES. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 63-00.966167N | | 63-01.261000N |
| Longitude: | 154-22.152000W | | 154-20.860167W |
| Elevation: | 440.8 ft. | | 440.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 063 true | | 224 magnetic, 243 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 49 ft. trees, 1404 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF/C RGN PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0782 |
| Manager: | DOUGLAS LYMAN BOX 21 MC GRATH, AK 99627 Phone 907-524-3241 |
Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (60KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (34 nm W)
PAMH - Minchumina Airport (76 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tony Fernando
Photo taken 13-Nov-2007
from 10,000 feet
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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 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:29 | | 17:29 |
| Sunrise | | 09:23 | | 18:23 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 02:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 10:22:45 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 10-Nov-2009 01:22:45 |
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| METAR |
| PAFS | 100956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN037 OVC075 M16/M18 A2968 RMK AO2 TSNO T11611183 SNE09B33E43 P0000 SLP070 $
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| TAF |
PAMC 34nm W | 100526Z 1006/1106 VRB04KT 5SM -SN SCT015 OVC030 FM101000 25010KT P6SM OVC035 FM110500 15008KT 5SM -SN OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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