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PAFB Ladd Army Airfield
Fairbanks (Ft Wainwright), Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FBK
Lat/Long: 64-50-15.4150N / 147-36-52.1600W
64-50.256917N / 147-36.869333W
64.8376153 / -147.6144889
(estimated)
Elevation: 454 ft. / 138 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (2010)
From city: 2 miles E of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99703

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, 24 HR PPR RQRD FOR TRANSIENT ACFT CALL DSN 317-353-7212/6514 COMMERCIAL 907-353-7212/6514.
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 1600-0800Z++
Pattern altitude: TPA R/W 1200'; F/W (PISTON) 1500'; F/W (TURBINE) 2000'.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT AFLD LIGHTING ON 125.0 AND HOSPITAL HELI PAD LGTS ON 142.35.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 125.0
ATIS: 134.25
LADD GROUND: 121.7 261.3 [0700-2300 MON-FRI; EXC HOL]
LADD TOWER: 125.0 241.0 40.8FM [0700-2300 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
  • 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 07/25.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAIr056/10.4FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6021E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA248/3.025721ECUN -.-. ..- -.
FOX165/7.935621EFOX ..-. --- -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: J4 FUEL AVAILABLE.
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

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.
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 64-50.245000N64-50.268833N
Longitude: 147-38.521167W147-35.217500W
Elevation: 448.3 ft.453.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 068 magnetic, 089 true248 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)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)
07/25 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: yesyes
Obstructions: trees road, 500 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to cleartrees/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
    
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 17TH OWS, HICKAM AFB HI, DSN 315-449-7924 COMM: 808-449-7924.
CAUTION: LGTD HWY PARALLEL TO & NORTH RY 07/25 CAN BE CONFUSED WITH RWY DURG APCH.
CAUTION: MAIN ROAD IMMEDIATELY OFF APCH END OF RY 07 AND RY 25.
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (179KB)
HI-VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 25   download (234KB)
NDB-A   download (189KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (42KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (83KB)

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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From to PAFB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1517:15
Sunrise09:1018:10
Sunset16:5901:59
Evening civil twilight17:5402:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 05:43:24
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 20:43:24
 
METAR
PAFB 100458Z VRB01KT 13SM FEW120 FEW200 M11/M14 A2941 RMK SLP968
PAFA 
7nm W 
100453Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 SCT200 M19/M21 A2941 RMK AO2 SLP974 T11891206
PAEI 
17nm SE 
100455Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 M18/M21 A2939 RMK AO2A SLP971 RVRNO $
TAF
PAFA 
7nm W 
092337Z 1000/1106 03003KT P6SM BKN090 OVC200
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Hotels near Ladd Army Airfield

Miles Price ($)
REGENCY FAIRBANKS HOTEL 2.7 162-207
HMPTN STES FAIRBANKS 2.8 
WESTMARK FAIRBANKS, A HOLLAND AMERICA LINE COMPANY 2.9 119-139
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES FAIRBANKS 3.0 
MINNIE STREET BED N BREAKFAST 3.1 119-219
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT FAIRBANKS 3.1 161-170
BRIDGEWATER HOTEL 3.2 89-145
FAIRBANKS DOWNTOWN 3.3 85-94
WEDGEWOOD RESORT 3.6 99-199
BOREALIS INN 3.9 128-165
SUPER 8 MOTEL - FAIRBANKS 4.1 71-154
COMFORT INN FAIRBANKS 4.7 135-136
A TASTE OF ALASKA LODGE 5.6 220-245
SOPHIE STATION HOTEL 5.8 169-179

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