FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
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: | 171.5 ft. / 52 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 21E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of KAKE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99830 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1986 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236] |
| 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-3P: | 135.25 (907-785-3124) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SITKA FSS ON FREQ 122.65 (KAKE RCO) OR FREQ 121.3 (KUIU RCO)
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 132.175 (GUNNUK MOUNTAIN).
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 56-57.892333N | | 56-57.471167N |
| Longitude: | 133-55.077000W | | 133-54.154333W |
| Elevation: | 150.0 ft. | | 171.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 130 true | | 289 magnetic, 310 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1000 ft. |
| Markings: | basic | | basic |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline BRUSH, 2 FT HIGH 100-160 FT FM RWY THLD, 230 FT R OF CNTRL. | | 23 ft. hill, 210 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION PO BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone (907) 465-4512 |
| Manager: | KELLY BODDY PO BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone 907-966-2960 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | UNLIT 191 FT TWR LCTD APRXLY 6300 FT N OF RWY 11 THR. |
| - | RCMD DALGT OPNS ONLY. HI TERRAIN N, E & S OF ARPT. |
| - | BIRDS, BEAR AND DEER ON AND INVOF RWY. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RWY. TWY & ACFT APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | 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. PH: 907-465-1786. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (296KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (174KB) |
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| KAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (670KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (399KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P A Kaiser
Taken in September 2007
Bears crossing
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Times for 14-Feb-2026
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 15:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 16:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:33 | | 02:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2026 19:32:30 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 14-Feb-2026 10:32:30 |
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| METAR |
| PAFE | 141856Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00060000 FZRANO
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| TAF |
PAPG 32nm E | 141139Z 1412/1512 VRB02KT 1SM BR FEW001 BKN007 OVC040 TEMPO 1412/1416 1/4SM FG BKN001 FM141800 14005KT P6SM BKN025 FM150000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035 FM150500 VRB02KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 1506/1512 P6SM -SN SCT008 BKN015 OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1412/1415
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| NOTAMs |
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