FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 good condition |
| 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: | 57 ft. tree, 648 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 200 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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) **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 04:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:29 | | 05:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 03:14:28 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Aug-2013 19:14:28 |
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| METAR |
| PAFE | 121856Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3004 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
PAPG 32nm E | 121742Z 1218/1318 04003KT P6SM SKC FM122200 04008KT P6SM SKC FM130200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM130600 00000KT P6SM SKC FM131300 00000KT P6SM VCFG SCT120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1306/1315
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| NOTAMs |
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