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K55 Thompson Pass Airport
Thompson Pass, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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: JNU (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 CREEK062/19.552419EMNL -- -. .-..

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: leftleft
Obstructions: 35 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear950 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.
RY 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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Photo By Dean Cully 08/20/04

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:3811:38
Sunrise04:5112:51
Sunset22:2706:27
Evening civil twilight23:4007:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:57:06
Local (UTC-8)  17-May-2013 22:57:06
 
METAR
PAVD 
16nm W 
180556Z 00000KT 5SM FEW001 BKN010 OVC040 03/01 A2946 RMK AO1 0547Z WEA
TAF
PAVD 
16nm W 
180536Z 1806/1906 00000KT 5SM -RASN BKN015 OVC030 FM181200 VRB03KT 1SM -SN OVC006 FM181800 VRB03KT 4SM -SN BKN015 OVC035 FM182200 VRB03KT 6SM -SHSN OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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