FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KVL |
| Lat/Long: | 67-44-10.1450N / 164-33-48.5860W 67-44.169083N / 164-33.809767W 67.7361514 / -164.5634961 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 13 ft. / 4.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2005) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KVL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 & ROTG BCN - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.8 (907-645-2160) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZBUE RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.55 (KIVALINA RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NOATAK | | 270/37.6 | | 9 | | 15E | | OQK | --- --.- -.- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition RY 12/30 GRAVEL SURFACE IS LOOSELY PACKED & UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED; HIGH POTENTIAL FOR RUTTING. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 12/30 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 67-44.349217N | | 67-43.988933N |
| Longitude: | 164-34.251217W | | 164-33.368300W |
| Elevation: | 11.0 ft. | | 13.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 137 true | | 302 magnetic, 317 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT/PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-442-3147 |
| Manager: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147 |
Additional Remarks
| - | APCH TO RY 30 OVR TOWN. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | ACFT PARKING APRON LCTD 1500 FT S OF RY 30 THR; OLD RY USED AS TWY TO PARKING APRON. |
| - | BIRDS INVOF DUMP ON APPROACH TO RY 12. |
| - | RY 12/30 HAS NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS MAY THRU OCT BE ALERT. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (96KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWN - Noatak Airport (38 nm E)
PAPO - Point Hope Airport (62 nm NW)
PAOT - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (68 nm SE)
PALU - Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (76 nm NW)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (96 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:40:22 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 23:40:22 |
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| METAR |
| PAVL | 050653Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM BKN034 10/03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01000033 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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