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PAFE Kake Airport
Kake, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: AFE
Lat/Long: 56-57-40.9050N / 133-54-36.9400W
56-57.681750N / 133-54.615667W
56.9613625 / -133.9102611
(estimated)
Elevation: 172 ft. / 52 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (2010)
From city: 1 mile SE of KAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99830

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1986
Sectional chart: JUNEAU
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: AFE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; PAPI RY 11 AND REIL RY 11 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 135.25
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SITKA RADIO ON FREQ 121.3 (KUIU RCO).
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 132.18 (GUNNUK MOUNTAIN)/PRIMARY OR 118.0 (LEVEL ISLAND RCAG)/SECONDARY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KAKEat field22321EAFE .- ..-. .
FREDERICKS POINT258/37.137228EFPN ..-. .--. -.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: EAST
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 56-57.892333N56-57.471167N
Longitude: 133-55.077000W133-54.154333W
Elevation: 150.0 ft.171.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% UP
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 109 magnetic, 130 true289 magnetic, 310 true
Displaced threshold: no1000 ft.
Markings: basicbasic
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 57 ft. tree, 648 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear200 ft. hill, 2400 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF SE REG
PO BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone 907-465-1786
Manager: PAUL KHERA
PO BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone 907-465-1786
PAUL.KHERA@ALASKA.GOV

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 88/week *
100% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
RCMD DALGT OPNS ONLY. HI TRRN N & E & S OF ARPT.
BIRDS, BEAR AND DEER ON AND INVOF RY.
PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT APRON PROHIBITED.
SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS 4 IN DEEP 40 FT IN DIAM, 375 FT FM AER 29 N SIDE. SMALLER SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS FULL LENGTH & WIDTH OF RY. STANDING WATER AFT RAIN.
ARPT CLOSED TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GWT, EXCEPT PPR FROM ARPT SAFETY AND SECURITY, DOT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, P.O. BOX 112506, JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506, PHONE 907-465-1786.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (280KB)
NDB/DME RWY 11   download (266KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
KAKE TWO (OBSTACLE)   download (211KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (33 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (48 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (58 nm SE)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (86 nm N)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (87 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of PAFE (Kake Airport)
Photo by P A Kaiser
Taken in September 2007
Bears crossing

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From to PAFE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:4011:40
Sunrise04:3412:34
Sunset21:1005:10
Evening civil twilight22:0406:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:31:34
Local (UTC-8)  17-May-2013 22:31:34
 
METAR
PAFE 180556Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM OVC021 09/07 A2977 RMK AO1 P0001 60006 10120 20090 57003
TAF
PAPG 
32nm E 
180525Z 1806/1906 12005KT P6SM -RA SCT015 BKN040 OVC060 FM181200 12006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM182000 VRB05KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC025 FM182300 23008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1806/1815
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