FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KTN |
| Lat/Long: | 55-21-14.6700N / 131-42-40.3900W 55-21.244500N / 131-42.673167W 55.3540750 / -131.7112194 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 88 ft. / 26.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 21E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of KETCHIKAN, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SEP-MAY 0600-2130, JUN-AUG 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK OTS. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO REQ ROTG BCN OPER CONT WHEN KTN FSS CLSD. WHEN KTN FSS CLSD, ACTVT HIRL RY 11/29, MALSF RY 11, MALSR RY 29 - CTAF. PAPI RY 11 & VASI RY 29 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, NO LNDG FEE FOR GA ACFT UNDER 6000 LBS ON RY. $2.00 PER FLOAT PLANE FOR USE OF SPB FLOAT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 907-247-8801 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MTM (14 nm S): | 135.55 |
| WX ASOS at ANN (19 nm S): | 135.75 (907-886-3246) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/284.6 (ANNETTE ISLAND RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ANNr325/18.2 | | ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLAM COVE | | at field | | 396 | | 21E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 327/17.4 | | 266 | | 21E | | ICK | .. -.-. -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL AT 122.95 OR CALL 907-247-5701 FM 0700-2000L WEEKDAY AND 0700-1800L WEEKEND(WINTER) & 0600-2100 WEEEKDAY AND 0600-2000 WEEKEND(SUMMER). |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 7500 x 150 ft. / 2286 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity RY 29 THLD LGTS OTS. |
| Runway edge markings: | SIZE AND SPACING OF MARKINGS NSTD. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 55-21.684667N | | 55-20.804333N |
| Longitude: | 131-43.429667W | | 131-41.916667W |
| Elevation: | 81.5 ft. | | 89.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 115 magnetic, 136 true | | 295 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.60 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS R OF COURSE. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights RY 29 MALSR OTS. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 103 ft. trees, 3300 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway WNW/ESE
| Dimensions: | 9500 x 1500 ft. / 2896 x 457 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY ESE | | RUNWAY WNW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF SE RGN 6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | MIKE CARNEY 1000 ARPT TERMINAL WAY KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 Phone 907-225-6800 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 60% | air taxi | | 33% | commercial | | 4% | transient general aviation | | 3% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A23 | WX PERMITTING-RIGHT TFC FOR RY 11 FOR LGT SINGLE/TWIN ENG ACFT. |
| - | TERRAIN CAUSES TURBULENCE ON ARR & DEP ROUTES. |
| - | THE NGS SURVEY DATED 4 AUG 2001 FOR THIS ARPT AND ASSOCIATED NAVAIDS IS UNDER REVIEW. |
| - | BE ALERT: SEE REGULATORY NOTICE - KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES AND AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERNS. |
| - | NO LNDG FEE FOR GA ACFT UNDER 6000 LBS ON RY. LNDG FEE FOR FLOAT PLANE FOR USE OF SPB FLOAT AND FOR MUTI-ENGINE ACFT. |
| - | USCG HELIPAD LCTD AT 55-21-27.6N 131-42-19.8W INVOF KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT & SEAPLAN BASE. HELIPAD IS FOR USCG MED-VAC MISSIONS ONLY.POC IS COMMANDER CG DISTRICT 17, 709 W 9TH ST, RM 661. BOX 25517 JUNEAU, AK 99802. 907-463-2247/2000. |
| - | RY 11/29 SAND USED TO ENHANCE RY FRICTION MAY NOT MEET FAA SPECS. |
| - | SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES PART 93 AND STANDARD VFR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES AND PATTERNS INFORMATION; SEE REGULATORY NOTICES. |
| - | FERRY BTN ARPT & CITY OPERATES CONTINUALLY WHILE ARPT ATTENDED. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ALL ACFT: PRIOR TO OPERG ON APRON/TWY CTC KETCHIKAN FSS & ADVISE INTENTIONS. |
| - | SFC COND RPRTS REFLECT CONDS WHILE ARPT ATNDD ONLY. |
| - | AIR TAXI & BOAT TRAFFIC IN HARBOR. FLOATING DEBRIS MAY BE IN WATER WAY. |
| - | NO SNOW OR ICE REMOVAL WHEN ARPT NOT ATTND. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME Y RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (618KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) -B **CHANGED** | |
download (415KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (460KB) |
| LOC/DME X RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (549KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| KETCHIKAN FOUR (OBSTACLE) **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (76KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (48 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (71 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (96 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 16:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 16:53 |
| Sunset | | 15:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 04:32:50 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 01-Dec-2008 19:32:50 |
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| METAR |
| PAKT | 020353Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00171028
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PAMM 14nm S | 020416Z AUTO 01015KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3018 RMK AO1 PNO
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PANT 20nm S | 020353Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00061033 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PAKT | 012323Z 0200/0224 32007KT P6SM FEW035 FM021800 15008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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