FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OTZ |
| Lat/Long: | 66-53-04.9000N / 162-35-54.6000W
66-53.081667N / 162-35.910000W
66.8846944 / -162.5985000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of KOTZEBUE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99752 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OTZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 09/27 & MIRL RY 17/35 OPERS 0700-0000 OTR HRS ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT REIL & VASI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| ATIS: | 135.45 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-442-2279) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OTZr253/1.4 | | KOTZEBUE VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOTHAM | | 204/1.3 | | 356 | | 15E | | HHM | .... .... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5900 x 150 ft. / 1798 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 128.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity
& 17/35 LGTS EXTEND 30 INCHES ABOVE GND. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.366167N | | 66-53.168270N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.560702W | | 162-34.150528W |
| Elevation: | 13.2 ft. | | 14.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 102 true | | 267 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway
ROAD 30 FT FROM THR. | | 38 ft. hill, 800 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3876 x 90 ft. / 1181 x 27 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.106398N | | 66-52.489467N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.559432W | | 162-36.948197W |
| Elevation: | 11.2 ft. | | 10.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 194 true | | 359 magnetic, 014 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF-N REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER
BOX 55
KOTZEBUE, AK 99752
Phone 907-442-3147 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 164/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | 12% | local general aviation | | 3% | commercial | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNCTLD VEHICULAR TFC CROSSING ADJACENT TO RWY 09. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING BETWEEN HRS OF 2100-0600. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL/ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.UNCONTROLLED VEH ACCESS TO RY 17/35. |
| - | RY 17/35 ACFT OPERATIONS GREATER THAN 49 FT WINGSPAN APPROVED WITH PPR FROM AMGR. |
| - | PARKING AREA NOT LGTD. |
| - | RY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT CONDS DURING DAY OPERS ONLY 0700-2000. |
| - | TWYS AND RAMPS HAVE NUMEROUS DIPS AND ROUGH SURFACES. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (333KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (216KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 09 | |
download (281KB) |
| VOR/DME Y RWY 27 | |
download (230KB) |
| VOR/DME Z RWY 27 | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (84KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWN - Noatak Airport (42 nm N)
PADE - Deering Airport (49 nm S)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (51 nm E)
PASK - Selawik Airport (64 nm E)
PABL - Buckland Airport (64 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2008
Frontier Flying Services flight 8924 on short final to runway 9
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 15:44 |
| Sunset | | 21:52 | | 05:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:50 | | 06:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 17:28:18 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Sep-2008 09:28:18 |
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| METAR |
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| PAOT | 061653Z 31003KT 1/4SM R09/1200V1600FT FG VV001 06/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00610056
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| TAF |
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| PAOT | 061424Z 061412 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 1416 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM1800 02005KT P6SM BKN005 FM2000 02006KT P6SM SCT005
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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