FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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: | 26E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile W 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: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28; PAPI RYS 10 & 28; REIL RY 10 - 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 132.175 (GUNNUK MOUNTAIN)/PRIMARY OR 118.0 (LEVEL ISLAND RCAG)/SECONDARY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KAKE | | at field | | 1 | | 26E | | AFE | .- ..-. . |
| FREDERICKS POINT | | 258/37.1 | | 372 | | 28E | | FPN | ..-. .--. -. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 56-57.892333N | | 56-57.471167N |
| Longitude: | 133-55.077000W | | 133-54.154333W |
| Elevation: | 150.0 ft. | | 172.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 104 magnetic, 130 true | | 284 magnetic, 310 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1000 ft. |
| Markings: | basic | | basic |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 20:1 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 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL BINKIE 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2003 | |
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. |
| - | SAFETY AREA 4600' X 150'. |
| - | BIRDS, BEAR AND DEER ON AND INVOF RY. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQ (CTAF) PRIOR TO TAXIING ON THE RY FOR DEPT; LEAVING THE RY AND WITHIN 5 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
| - | SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS 4 IN DEEP 40 FT IN DIAM, 375 FT FM AER 28 N SIDE. SMALLER SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS FULL LENGTH & WIDTH OF RY. STANDING WATER AFT RAIN. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (372KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (357KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 19-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 04:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 21:30 | | 05:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:27 | | 06:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2008 00:33:55 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 19-Jul-2008 16:33:55 |
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| METAR |
| PAFE | 200016Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM BKN035 OVC045 14/07 A2987 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAPG 32nm E | 192220Z 192218 VRB06KT P6SM -SHRA FEW005 SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 2202 25010KT 5SM -SHRA SCT005 SCT010 BKN025 FM0800 00000KT 1SM BR OVC004 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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