AirNav: K55 - Thompson Pass Airport

K55

Thompson Pass Airport
Thompson Pass, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier:	K55
Lat/Long:	61-10-38.1730N / 145-41-18.3620W 61-10.636217N / 145-41.306033W 61.1772703 / -145.6884339 (estimated)
Elevation:	2080 ft. / 634 m (estimated)
Variation:	27E (1985)
From city:	20 miles E of THOMPSON PASS, AK (LCTD 20 SM E VALDEZ.)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99686

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1952
Sectional chart:	ANCHORAGE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	VDZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VDZ (16 nm W):	118.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MINERAL CREEK		062/19.5		524		19E		MNL	-- -. .-..

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	2530 x 9 ft. / 771 x 3 m 9 FT USABLE WIDTH ALONG EAST SIDE OF RY - REMAINDER OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH T0 4 FT.
Surface:	turf/gravel, in poor condition EAST HALF OF RWY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT - STRIP 10 FT BY 2270 FT EAST SIDE UASABLE. RY SURFACE IS SOFT AFTER RAIN; LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 INS W HALF OF RY. E HALF OF RY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT. RY RISES SLIGHTLY AT EACH END. RY 05 FIRST 300 FT SOFT & RUTTED. RY SURFACE IS SOFT AFTER RAIN; LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 INS W HALF OF RY. E HALF OF RY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT. RY RISES SLIGHTLY AT EACH END.
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Gradient:	3.0%	3.0%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	35 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear	950 ft. hill, 2500 ft. from runway, 375 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF ALASKA - DNR , 550 W7TH AVE. STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 Phone 907-269-8503 DIVISION OF LAND (SCRO)
Manager:	MGR. DNR SOUTHCENTRAL REG , 550 W 7TH AVE. STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 Phone 907-269-8503

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 40/year *
100%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

-	UNCONTROLLED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON RY.
-	USUALLY TURBULENT WIND.
-	HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
-	TRANSMISSION LINE CROSSES HILL ON APPROACH END RY 23.
-	CAUTION: RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	RY 05/23. RY CONES & THLD PANELS DESTROYED AND/OR COVERED IN BRUSH. RY SUITABLE ONLY FOR CONVENTIONAL GEAR, HIGH WING ACFT.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at K55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (16 nm W)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (34 nm SW)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (42 nm S)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (59 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:50	16:50
Sunrise	08:37	17:37
Sunset	17:17	02:17
Evening civil twilight	18:04	03:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Feb-2012 22:29:57
Local (UTC-9)	11-Feb-2012 13:29:57

METAR

PAVD
16nm W

112156Z 00000KT 2SM FEW001 BKN030 OVC040 01/00 A2938 RMK AO1 2147Z WEA

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