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PAOB Kobuk Airport
Kobuk, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: OBU
Lat/Long: 66-54-44.4000N / 156-53-50.4000W
66-54.740000N / 156-53.840000W
66.9123333 / -156.8973333
(estimated)
Elevation: 142 ft. / 43.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 19E (2005)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99751

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1963
Sectional chart: FAIRBANKS
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: OTZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at SHG (6 nm W): 118.525 (907-437-2024)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBLER094/25.4823EAMF .- -- ..-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4020 x 75 ft. / 1225 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
DIP ON RY 09 ABEAM SLOUGH.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 66-54.831480N66-54.649250N
Longitude: 156-54.646910W156-53.032943W
Elevation: 140.0 ft.137.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 087 magnetic, 106 true267 magnetic, 286 true
Runway end identifier lights: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear45 ft. tree, 1530 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: CALVIN SCHAEFFER
BOX 55
KOTZUBUE, AK 99752
Phone 907-442-3147

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
100% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 29 September 2011

Additional Remarks

RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
FLOAT PLANE OPERATION ON LAKE.
PARALLEL POWERLINE NORTH 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (319KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (333KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (69KB)

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PAGH - Shungnak Airport (6 nm W)
PAFM - Ambler Airport (25 nm NW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (74 nm S)
PASK - Selawik Airport (75 nm W)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (83 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:5417:54
Sunrise09:5418:54
Sunset17:3002:30
Evening civil twilight18:3003:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 04:04:50
Local (UTC-9)  11-Feb-2012 19:04:50
 
METAR
PAGH 
6nm W 
120257Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP947 T10221067 56025 FZRANO
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