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PLPA

Palmyra (Cooper) Airport
Palmyra Island Atoll, US Minor Islands

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	P16
Lat/Long:	05-53-00.0000N 162-04-00.0000W 05-53.000000N 162-04.000000W 5.8833333,-162.0666667 (estimated)
Elevation:	5 ft. / 1.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	10E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC +14 (year round; does not observe DST)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1984
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND OCEANIC ARTCC CENTER
FSS:	HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:

5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m

Surface:

treated
RY SFC IS CORAL ONLY, WITH SOIL CEMENT ADHESIVE FOR COMPACTION

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

31.0

RUNWAY 6

RUNWAY 24

Traffic pattern:

left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THE NATURE CONSERVANCY 923 NUUANU AVE HONOLULU, HI 96817 Phone 808-587-6213
Manager:	CHAD WIGGINS PO BOX 1056 KAMUELA, HI 96743 Phone 808-756-2080 ADDL CONTACT BRENDA SANTOS AT PHONE 808-587-6283.

Additional Remarks

-	RSTRD: EMERG ONLY.
-	CAUTION: RCMD TKOF LAST 2500' RWY 24, LNDG FIRST 2500' RWY 06 DUE TO INTSV BIRD ACTVTY.
-	130' OBSTN 4500' SSW OF RWY 06 THR.
-	NO THLD LGTS OR MKRS SHOWING RY CNTRLN; APCH OVER LAGOON - RY 06.
-	NO FACILITIES AVBL, LNDG SHOULD BE MADE ON OR NEAR RWY CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PLPA.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC+14)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	16:14
Sunrise	06:36	16:36
Sunset	18:28	04:28
Evening civil twilight	18:49	04:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Nov-2025 00:37:02
Local (UTC+14)	03-Nov-2025 14:37:02

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