AirNav: PAFM - Ambler Airport

PAFM

Ambler Airport
Ambler, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	AFM
Lat/Long:	67-06-22.7300N / 157-51-26.9000W 67-06.378833N / 157-51.448333W 67.1063139 / -157.8574722 (estimated)
Elevation:	334 ft. / 102 m (estimated)
Variation:	21E (2000)
From city:	1 mile N of AMBLER, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99786

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Sectional chart:	FAIRBANKS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	AFM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT VASI RY 36 & MIRL RYS 18/36 & 09/27; ROTG BCN & WINDSOCK LIGHTS - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.7
WX AWOS-3:	132.1 (907-445-2146)

APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AMBLER		at field		403		23E		AMF	.- -- ..-.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in fair condition RY HAS RUTS & SOFT SPOTS.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
Runway edge markings:	RY 18/36 NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH LIGHTS CONES AND THLD PANELS.
Operational restrictions:	CROWNS IN CENTER & NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RY ENDS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	67-06.521167N	67-06.066333N
Longitude:	157-51.074833W	157-51.556833W
Elevation:	310.1 ft.	291.7 ft.
Gradient:	0.8%	0.8%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	181 magnetic, 202 true	001 magnetic, 022 true
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Visual slope indicator:		4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2400 x 60 ft. / 732 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in fair condition RY HAS RUTS & SOFT SPOTS.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
Runway edge markings:	RY 09/27 NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH LIGHTS CONES AND THLD PANELS.
Operational restrictions:	RY SLOPES UPHILL EAST TO WEST APRXLY 80 FT.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	67-06.560333N	67-06.410167N
Longitude:	157-52.081167W	157-51.146833W
Elevation:	333.8 ft.	309.8 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	091 magnetic, 112 true	271 magnetic, 292 true
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	32 ft. tree, 228 ft. from runway, 178 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF AK DOTPF/N RGN 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	CALVIN SCHAEFFER BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		1
Single engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
100%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 29 September 2009

Additional Remarks

-	CARIBOU INVOF RY.
-	RY CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 36		download (220KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 36		download (249KB)
NDB RWY 36		download (248KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGH - Shungnak Airport (21 nm SE)
PAOB - Kobuk Airport (25 nm SE)
PASK - Selawik Airport (59 nm SW)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (61 nm W)
PFNO - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (76 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-May-2013

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	04:25	12:25
Sunset	00:31	08:31
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 06:12:27
Local (UTC-8)	17-May-2013 22:12:27

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