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PAVC King Cove Airport
King Cove, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: KVC
Lat/Long: 55-06-58.8510N / 162-15-58.4180W
55-06.980850N / 162-15.973633W
55.1163475 / -162.2662272
(estimated)
Elevation: 155 ft. / 47.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2005)
From city: 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99612

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: COLD BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: KVC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RYS 07 & 25 & REIL RY 07 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS: 118.325 (907-497-4279)
WX ASOS at CDB (17 nm W): 135.75 (907-532-2639)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CDBr104/19.6COLD BAY VORTAC112.6014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELFEE107/20.934114EELF . .-.. ..-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3500 x 100 ft. / 1067 x 30 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
STANDING WATER IN SHALLOW RUTS LEN OF RY AFTER RAIN.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: WEST.
Operational restrictions: SLOPES UP TO E END 1%.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 55-06.973833N55-06.992333N
Longitude: 162-16.493333W162-15.490833W
Elevation: 152.6 ft.150.4 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%0.07% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 088 true254 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: nonenone
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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 907-269-0747
Manager: JEFF DOERNING
BOX 97
COLD BAY, AK 99571
Phone 907-532-5000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 20/week *
71% air taxi
29% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

15+ KTS WINDS IN NE E NW QUADTS. WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON.
RY SOFT DURG SPRING BREAKUP & AFTER HVY RAIN.
RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
UNCONTROLLED VEHICLES OPER ON & VCNTY RY.
RWY SAFETY AREA 4000' X 125'.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
24 IN DROPOFF ON BOTH SIDES OF RY.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (102KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
COLD BAY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (81KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PACD - Cold Bay Airport (17 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (61 nm E)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (65 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4717:47
Sunrise09:2518:25
Sunset18:4103:41
Evening civil twilight19:2004:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 21:36:18
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 12:36:18
 
METAR
PAVC 092056Z AUTO 23005KT 8SM BKN021 OVC027 03/02 A2873 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO 51015 T00270016 SLP732 $
PACD 
16nm W 
092053Z 14011KT 10SM SCT050 BKN180 03/02 A2868 RMK AO2 SLP712 T00280017 51007
TAF
PACD 
16nm W 
091745Z 0918/1018 14015KT P6SM -SHRA SCT002 OVC035 TEMPO 0920/0924 BKN002 FM100000 14020G32KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC035
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