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 |
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| 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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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 | | + | | + |
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| 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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| METAR |
| PAFM | 180556Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM OVC050 M09/M14 A2980 RMK AO1 11070 21090 52010
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| NOTAMs |
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