FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDV |
| Lat/Long: | 60-29-30.4000N / 145-28-39.2000W
60-29.506667N / 145-28.653333W
60.4917778 / -145.4775556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 54 ft. / 16.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2015) |
| From city: | 11 miles SE of CORDOVA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1730, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; MALSR RY 27; ODALS RY 09 & VASI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR IN WRITING TO ARP MGR BOX 598 CORDOVA AK 99574. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.8 (907-424-5900) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 133.6/269.4 (MIDDLETON ISLAND RCAG) AND 119.3 (JOHNSTONE POINT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JOHr071/33.2 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLACIER RIVER | | at field | | 404 | | 20E | | GCR | --. -.-. .-. |
| ORCA BAY | | 071/32.8 | | 233 | | 18E | | ALJ | .- .-.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7500 x 150 ft. / 2286 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 153.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 250 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RY 27. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.802595N | | 60-29.297423N |
| Longitude: | 145-29.804767W | | 145-27.529328W |
| Elevation: | 42.3 ft. | | 43.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 114 true | | 275 magnetic, 294 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. ant, lighted, 600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. pole, lighted, 500 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1899 x 30 ft. / 579 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 MKD BY 36 IN ORANGE CONES. |
| Gradient: | NORTH |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.488388N | | 60-29.176772N |
| Longitude: | 145-28.595193W | | 145-28.602607W |
| Elevation: | 51.6 ft. | | 40.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 181 true | | 342 magnetic, 001 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DOT NOTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | ROB MATTSON
BOX 598
CORDOVA, AK 99574
Phone 907-424-3202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 32% | local general aviation | | 28% | air taxi | | 18% | commercial | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ERRATIC WINDS. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZ RPRTNG ONLY PERFORMED DURG DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARNGMT IN WRITING WITH MANAGEMENT. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING PERFORMED BTN 1600 & 0700 DAILY; RWY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT DAY OPNS ONLY. |
| - | MOOSE OCNLY ON OR NEAR RWYS; LARGE FLOCKS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS IN VCNTY DURG SEASON. |
| - | ARFF EQUIP STAFFED DURG PERIODS OF ACR ACTVTY ONLY. |
| - | CORDOVA WX REPORT AVBL LC 424-7614 OR 122.65. |
| - | RY 16/34 THLD AND SIDE MARKINGS REMOVED IN WINTER 15 OCT THRU 1 MAY. |
| - | TWY DELTA LIMITED TO 12,500 LBS. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (379KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (308KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CASEL FIVE | |
download (189KB) |
| EYAKS FOUR | |
download (180KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (42 nm NW)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (45 nm NW)
PAMD - Middleton Island Airport (67 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Dubois Aviation
Photo taken 11-Jul-2012
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 04:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 22:21 | | 06:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:29 | | 07:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:22:21 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:22:21 |
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| METAR |
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| PACV | 180600Z 12011G18KT 6SM -RA OVC031 05/02 A2947 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
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| PACV | 180536Z 1806/1906 10011KT 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC035 FM180900 11008KT 5SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM181800 VRB06KT 6SM -SHSN BKN025 FM182200 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRASN BKN035
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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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