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

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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
FAIr050/10.4FAIRBANKS VORTAC108.6028E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHENA241/3.025728ECUN -.-. ..- -.
FOX158/7.935628EFOX ..-. --- -..-

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.
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
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: 061 magnetic, 089 true241 magnetic, 269 true
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: noyes
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 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight++
Sunrise04:3112:31
Sunset23:2307:23
Evening civil twilight++

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 21:19:18
Local (UTC-8)  25-Jul-2008 13:19:18
 
METAR
PAFB 252055Z VRB02KT 13SM SCT055 SCT080 SCT120 BKN200 20/06 A2975 RMK SLP073 58017
PAFA 
7nm W 
252053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT090 BKN250 21/06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02060061 58016
PAEI 
17nm SE 
252055Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT110 SCT200 20/08 A2975 RMK AO2A SLP075 58015
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
PAFA 
7nm W 
251729Z 251818 01005KT P6SM FEW080 SCT180
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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Hotels near Ladd Army Airfield

Miles Price ($)
REGENCY FAIRBANKS HOTEL 2.7 
WESTMARK FAIRBANKS, A HOLLAND AMERICA LINE COMPANY 2.9 69-184
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.0 
FAIRBANKS INN 3.0 179-180
MINNIE ST B AND B INN 3.1 
SPRINGHILL STES FAIRBANKS 3.1 
BRIDGEWATER HOTEL 3.3 
FAIRBANKS DOWNTOWN 3.3 
ALL SEASONS INN 3.4 
WEDGEWOOD RESORT 3.6 
CAPTAIN BARTLETT INN 3.9 62-63
BOREALIS INN 3.9 
SUPER 8 MOTEL - FAIRBANKS 4.1 78-81
COMFORT INN FAIRBANKS 4.7 80-91
SOPHIE STATION HOTEL 5.8 
A TASTE OF ALASKA LODGE 5.9 

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