FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KWT |
| Lat/Long: | 60-47-25.2000N / 161-26-37.3000W
60-47.420000N / 161-26.621667W
60.7903333 / -161.4436944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 25 ft. / 8 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99621 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BET (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPIS & REILS RYS 18 & 36 & ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BETr069/11.2 | | BETHEL VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BETHEL | | 073/11.1 | | 344 | | 19E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 071/12.6 | | 251 | | 19E | | OSE | --- ... . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3198 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 60-47.672833N | | 60-47.168000N |
| Longitude: | 161-26.473833W | | 161-26.768635W |
| Elevation: | 25.0 ft. | | 25.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 36 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 31 ft. hill, 1215 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOT/PF CENT REG
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0751 |
| Manager: | L.J. DAVIS
PO BOX 505
BETHEL, AK 99559
Phone 907-543-2495 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF BEFORE TAXIING ON THE RW FOR DEPARTURE, LEAVING THE RW AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
| - | WINDSOCK UNRELIABLE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PFKW.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PAEE - Eek Airport (39 nm SW)
PALG - Kalskag Airport (55 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 14:08 |
| Sunset | | 23:36 | | 07:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:46 | | 08:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:10:30 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 18:10:30 |
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| METAR |
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PABE
10nm W | 260153Z 26007KT 10SM SCT023 BKN037 OVC055 11/06 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB07E17 SLP123 P0000 T01110056
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PABE
10nm W | 252338Z 260024 24008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC080 TEMPO 0004 -SHRA BKN025 FM0400 25010KT P6SM -RA OVC015 FM0800 25010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC009 FM1700 28010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN030
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