AirNav: PAVC - King Cove Airport

PAVC

King Cove Airport
King Cove, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	KVC
Lat/Long:	55-06-58.9830N 162-15-59.5280W 55-06.983050N 162-15.992133W 55.1163842,-162.2665356 (estimated)
Elevation:	148.9 ft. / 45.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	10E (2020)
From city:	4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99612

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
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:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	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
CDBr108/19.6		COLD BAY VORTAC		112.60		10E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELFEE		111/20.9		341		10E		ELF	. .-.. ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	3500 x 115 ft. / 1067 x 35 m
Surface:	turf/gravel, in good condition SOFT DURG SPRING & AFT HVY RAIN.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	55-06.973797N	55-06.992260N
Longitude:	162-16.493463W	162-15.490812W
Elevation:	146.0 ft.	144.1 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	078 magnetic, 088 true	258 magnetic, 268 true
Markings:	, in fair condition	, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	7 ft. brush, 115 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.	12 ft. brush, 115 ft. left and right of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION 1500 ANTON LARSON ROAD KODIAK, AK 99615-6900 Phone 907-487-4952
Manager:	RUSSELL RUTA BOX 97 COLD BAY, AK 99571 Phone 907-532-5000

Additional Remarks

-	+16 KT WIND NE, E & NW QUADS; WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON W OF RWY 08.
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -8C.
-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.
-	SVC - 907-497-2683.

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 from 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A		download (281KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (147KB)

COLD BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)		download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (405KB)

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 01-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:16	17:16
Sunrise	09:55	17:55
Sunset	19:11	03:11
Evening civil twilight	19:49	03:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Nov-2026 06:56:05
Local (UTC-8)	01-Nov-2026 22:56:05

METAR

PAVC	020556Z AUTO 09026G34KT 5SM -RA BR OVC011 05/04 A2904 RMK AO2 PK WND 10036/0508 SLP836 P0006 60044 T00500039 10056 20039 56061
PACD 16nm W	020635Z AUTO 12027G39KT 10SM -RA SCT023 OVC029 06/03 A2893 RMK AO2 PK WND 13040/0609 P0001 T00560033 TSNO

TAF

PACD
16nm W

020525Z 0206/0306 13025G40KT 6SM -RA OVC020 FM021200 19010KT 6SM -RA BR BKN007 FM021800 25010KT P6SM VCSH OVC025

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