AirNav: JLA - Quartz Creek Airport

JLA

Quartz Creek Airport
Cooper Landing, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	JLA
Lat/Long:	60-28-57.8810N / 149-43-07.6880W 60-28.964683N / 149-43.128133W 60.4827447 / -149.7188022 (estimated)
Elevation:	450 ft. / 137 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of COOPER LANDING, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99572

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:	907-288-3139
Wind indicator:	yes, WINDSOCK IS BELOW TREELINE AND MAY BE UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SOLDOTNA		065/34.3		6		24E		OLT	--- .-.. -

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in fair condition LOOSE 2 INCH ROCKS ON SURFACE AND SOME 3 INCH DEEP RUTTING ALONG RY.
Runway edge markings:	RY 04/22 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE THLD PANELS.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Gradient:	0.1%	0.1%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	41 ft. trees, 330 ft. from runway, 96 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear MTN LCTD 2 SM FM A PCH END.	59 ft. trees, 480 ft. from runway, 108 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 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 907-269-0767
Manager:	BOB BONDURANT/CARL HIGH P.O. BOX 1327 SOLDOTNA, AK 99669 Phone 907-262-2199

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 75/month *
89%	transient general aviation
6%	local general aviation
6%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

-	RY 04/22 EDGES NOT MKD.
-	SAFETY AREA 2750 FT BY 170 FT; 1 FT DEEP RUTS IN SAFETY AREA NORTH OF RY 22 THLD.
-	STATE MAINTENANCE ON IRREGULAR BASIS, RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at JLA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASX - Soldotna Airport (39 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (42 nm N)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (44 nm N)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (45 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (46 nm N)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Feb-2010

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:10	17:10
Sunrise	08:55	17:55
Sunset	17:31	02:31
Evening civil twilight	18:17	03:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Feb-2010 22:05:11
Local (UTC-9)	09-Feb-2010 13:05:11

METAR

PAWD 23nm S	092153Z AUTO 32013G17KT 10SM OVC033 02/M03 A2942 RMK AO2 SNE17 SLP962 P0001 T00171028 TSNO
PATO 31nm NE	091953Z AUTO 14021G48KT 090V200 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV002 M01/M02 RMK AO2 PK WND 09050/1905 SLPNO P0006 T10061022 TSNO $
PAWR 35nm NE	092057Z 08016G34KT 1SM -SN BR VV003 00/M01 A2960 RMK SLP024 NOSPECI
PASX 39nm W	092156Z AUTO 02007G16KT 330V100 10SM FEW042 BKN048 OVC070 M02/M06 A2934 RMK AO1 PNO
PANC 42nm N	092153Z 34010KT 10SM FEW015 BKN050 BKN095 M04/M09 A2943 RMK AO2 SNE50 SLP968 VIRGA ALQDS P0000 T10441089
PALH 43nm N	092153Z 32007KT 10SM OVC065 M03/M08 A2944 RMK AO2 SLP970 T10331083
PAMR 44nm N	092153Z 32004KT 10SM BKN045 BKN070 M03/M07 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP964 T10331072
PAEN 45nm W	092153Z 02025G33KT 10SM SCT025 BKN035 M02/M05 A2935 RMK AO2 PK WND 02033/2150 SLP942 T10171050 $
PAED 46nm N	092055Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM BKN075 M05/M09 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP971 T10511086 58026

TAF

PANC 42nm N	091745Z 0918/1024 36008KT P6SM VCSH FEW012 BKN060 WS020/15050KT FM100400 02007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 WS020/15035KT
PAEN 45nm W	091745Z 0918/1018 02015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 WS020/09045KT FM100300 02010G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070 FM101200 05008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 WS020/09020KT

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Quartz Creek Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
KENAI PRINCESS LODGE		1.0	149-249

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

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