FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| KAKE | | at field | | 223 | | 21E | | AFE | .- ..-. . |
| FREDERICKS POINT | | 258/37.1 | | 372 | | 28E | | FPN | ..-. .--. -. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RY 29 PATCHES HAVE DETERIORATED; RESULTING IN LOOSE ROCKS THAT CAN DAMAGE PROPELLERS, ETC. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EAST |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | |
| 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: | none | | 150 ft. hill, 4000 ft. from runway, 600 ft. left and right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
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 RY 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 THREE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 15:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 01:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:58:56 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 02:58:56 |
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PAPG 32nm E | 160644Z 1607/1706 VRB05KT P6SM VCFG BKN016 TEMPO 1607/1609 BKN003 FM161300 00000KT 3SM BR SCT007 BKN010 FM161500 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN007 OVC010 FM161900 08005KT P6SM BKN010 OVC015 FM162100 09005KT P6SM SCT015 FM170500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1606/1615
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