FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| JOHr071/33.2 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 |
| 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
| E60-27 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 250 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 27. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
| CASEL FIVE | |
download (189KB) |
| EYAKS FOUR | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Dubois Aviation
Photo taken 11-Jul-2012
looking east.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:43 | | 15:43 |
| Sunrise | | 08:26 | | 16:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 02:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:49:45 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 02:49:45 |
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| METAR |
| PACV | 160753Z 08003KT 10SM BKN019 OVC025 08/06 A3042 RMK AO2 RAE22 SLP303 P0000 T00780061
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| TAF |
| PACV | 160533Z 1606/1706 08005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 TEMPO 1606/1610 BKN025 FM161200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
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