FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FBK |
| Lat/Long: | 64-50-15.0000N / 147-36-52.0000W 64-50.250000N / 147-36.866667W 64.8375000 / -147.6144444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 454 ft. / 138 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99703 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use, PPR REQUIRED FOR TRANSIENT ACFT CALL DSN 317-353-6282/6514 COMMERCIAL 907-353-6514/6282. |
| Activation date: | 05/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAFB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA R/W 1200'; F/W (PISTON) 1500'; F/W (TURBINE) 2000'. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.0 |
| ATIS: | 134.25 |
| LADD GROUND: | 121.7 261.3 [0700-2200 MON-FRI; EXC HOL] |
| LADD TOWER: | 125.0 241.0 40.8FM [0700-2200 MON-FRI; EXC HOL] |
| FAIRBANKS APPROACH: | 125.35(180-359) 126.5(360-179) |
| FAIRBANKS DEPARTURE: | 125.35 |
| BASE OPS: | 118.9 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| IC: | 125.35(180-359) |
| OPNS: | 121.7 40.8FM |
| PAR: | 121.3 134.1 237.5 |
| PMSV: | 128.8 342.5 |
| RANGE CTL: | 38.3FM |
| WX ASOS at EIL (17 nm SE): | or 119.275 |
- WAINWRIGHT OPERATIONS PROVIDES GND ADVY SVC WHEN TWR CLSD AND AFLD ATTENDED.
- PAR LCTD LAT 64-50-12.22N LONG 147-36-54.24W.
- VHF COMMUNICATIONS FROM TWR INTERMITTENT NE OF ARPT.
- REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL: EILSON METRO (PAEI) 344.6.
- CIRCLING NOT AUTHORIZED N OF RY 06/24.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FAIr050/10.4 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHENA | | 241/3.0 | | 257 | | 28E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 158/7.9 | | 356 | | 28E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | J4 FUEL AVAILABLE. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 8575 x 150 ft. / 2614 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 38.0, SEASONAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS EFFECT WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY. |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 64-50.245000N | | 64-50.268833N |
| Longitude: | 147-38.521167W | | 147-35.217500W |
| Elevation: | 448.3 ft. | | 453.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 089 true | | 241 magnetic, 269 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I) 06/24 APCH LGT SYSTEM NON STANDARD. | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Obstructions: | trees road, 500 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | trees/road, 300 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | U.S. ARMY U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND ATLANTA, GA |
| Manager: | HQ 172 INFANTRY BRIGADE FT RICHARDSON ALASKA 99505 Phone 907-353-6402 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 103 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Military aircraft: | | 90 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 175/day * | | 94% | military | | 5% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 April 1979 | |
Additional Remarks
| A35 | T200; ST175; TT340; TDT714. |
| - | ALL TFC PATS S OF FLD; LARGE ACFT-RAMP PARKING; SMALL ACFT TIE DOWN NOT AVBL. |
| - | HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT NUMEROUS NIGHT DEVICE ACFT OPNS INVOF LADD AAF. EXPECT NUMEROUS DIMLY LIT ACFT IN THE TANNANA FLATS AND YUKON TRAINING AREAS DURG HRS OF DARKNESS & WEEKDAYS FROM SEP THRU APR. |
| - | (E) BASE OPS MON-FRI 1600-0700Z EXCLUDING FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. |
| - | MINS BASED ON FBK WX OBSERVATIONS. |
| - | FIRING RANGES S OF FLD-CTC TWR OR OPNS FOR ADVISORY. |
| - | MED EVAC PAD FOR F/W AT OPS RAMP; R/W EVAC PAD AT HOSPITAL; 15 MIN NOTICE REQUIRED. |
| - | WX BRIEF AVBL 0600-2200 WEEKDAYS EXC HOLIDAYS. DSN 317-353-7111/6091. BRIEFS AVBL OTHER TIMES DSN 317-377-1160/3140. |
| - | CAUTION: LGTD HWY PARALLEL TO & NORTH RWY 06/24 CAN BE CONFUSED WITH RWY DURG APCH. |
| - | CAUTION: MAIN ROAD IMMEDIATELY OFF APCH END OF RWY 06 AND RWY 24. |
| - | INSPECTION FURNISHED BY DEPT OF ARMY. |
| - | SOUTH TWY CLOSED 0630-0730 MON-FRI. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (200KB) |
| HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 24 | |
download (233KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (182KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (6 nm W)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (17 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (41 nm SW)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (70 nm SE)
PAWB - Beaver Airport (92 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 23:23 | | 07:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 21:19:18 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 13:19:18 |
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| METAR |
| PAFB | 252055Z VRB02KT 13SM SCT055 SCT080 SCT120 BKN200 20/06 A2975 RMK SLP073 58017
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PAFA 7nm W | 252053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT090 BKN250 21/06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02060061 58016
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PAEI 17nm SE | 252055Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT110 SCT200 20/08 A2975 RMK AO2A SLP075 58015
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| TAF |
| PAFB | 252020 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 SCT120 BKN200 QNH2974INS BECMG 0304 07009KT 9999 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2965INS T24/03Z T07/12Z LIMITED METWATCH 2606 TIL 2615
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PAFA 7nm W | 251729Z 251818 01005KT P6SM FEW080 SCT180
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PAEI 17nm SE | 252020 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 SCT120 BKN200 QNH2974INS BECMG 0304 07009KT 9999 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2965INS T24/03Z T07/12Z LIMITED METWATCH 2607 TIL 2615
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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