FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HUS |
| Lat/Long: | 66-02-20.7000N / 154-15-52.9000W
66-02.345000N / 154-15.881667W
66.0390833 / -154.2646944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 299 ft. / 91.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of HUGHES, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99745 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UTO (14 nm E): | PHONE 907-552-3211 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| UTOPIA CREEK | | 261/13.6 | | 272 | | 21E | | UTO | ..- - --- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3380 x 100 ft. / 1030 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 17 & 35 NSTD MKGS; THLDS MKD WITH REFLECTORS & CONES. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 66-02.614583N | | 66-02.076318N |
| Longitude: | 154-15.718522W | | 154-16.045118W |
| Elevation: | 299.1 ft. | | 297.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 193 true | | 349 magnetic, 013 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. pole, 1000 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N RGN
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | BILL O'HALLORAN
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 28/week * | | 74% | air taxi | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | SOUTH SAFETY AREA SOFT & RUTTED WITH GRVL PILES UP TO 8 IN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at HUS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAIM - Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (14 nm E)
6A8 - Allakaket Airport (50 nm NE)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (55 nm W)
PATA - Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (74 nm SE)
PAOB - Kobuk Airport (82 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 25-May-2007
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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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 23:45 | | 07:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:44:30 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 10:44:30 |
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| METAR |
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PAIM
14nm E | 131755Z 09003KT 10SM BKN065 OVC150 10/M02 A2932 RMK VIRGA E SLPNO 5//// BWC LOW
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| TAF |
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PAIM
14nm E | 121515 06015G25KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2911INS T12/02Z TM08/13Z COR 2215 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1222
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