FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 W 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 |
| 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 11/29; PAPI RY 11; 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 132.175 (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 | | 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 |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 56-57.892333N | | 56-57.471167N |
| Longitude: | 133-55.077000W | | 133-54.154333W |
| Elevation: | 150.0 ft. | | 172.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% 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: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 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. |
| - | SAFETY AREA 4600' X 150'. |
| - | 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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download |
| NDB/DME RWY 11 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| KAKE TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (76KB) |
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 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 15:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 16:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 01:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 02:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:03:24 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 15:03:24 |
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| METAR |
| PAFE | 092356Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM OVC065 02/M03 A2990 RMK AO1 10030 20010 57020 PNO
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| TAF |
PAPG 32nm E | 092322Z 1000/1024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM100600 12003KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC025 FM101300 VRB03KT 4SM -SN BKN012 OVC025 FM102100 05004KT P6SM FEW012 SCT025 OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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