FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GKN |
| Lat/Long: | 62-09-17.8000N / 145-27-15.6000W
62-09.296667N / 145-27.260000W
62.1549444 / -145.4543333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1586 ft. / 483.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 23E (2005) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of GULKANA, AK
(LCTD 5 SM NE OF GLENNALLEN.) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99588 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP MON-FRI 0900-1700, OCT-MAY MON-FRI 1000-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & VASI RYS 15 & 33 -CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.85 (907-822-3707) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.5/317.5 (GULKANA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GKN at field | | GULKANA VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLENNALLEN | | 148/2.5 | | 248 | | 23E | | GLA | --. .-.. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD CALL 907-822-4331. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 62-09.702450N | | 62-08.891763N |
| Longitude: | 145-27.396795W | | 145-27.123533W |
| Elevation: | 1586.0 ft. | | 1546.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 171 true | | 328 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 257 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF NOR REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JOHN HOFFMAN
BOX 7
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Phone 907-822-3222 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 65 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 19% | commercial | | 11% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT DURING SPRING. |
| - | RY 15/33 PARALLEL TWY 2100 X 60 IS MAINTAINED AS SKI STRIP IN WINTER. VISUAL INSPECTION REQD BEFORE LNDG. BEACON TWR & OTHER OBSTS ON N APCH END. |
| - | MOOSE & CARIBOU ON & AROUND ARPT. |
| - | PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE WORKING ON THE RY AT ANY TIME. |
| - | WX INFO AVBL ON CTAF (CALL SIGN GULKANA WX) OR PHONE 907-822-3668 0600-1530. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | ISABEL PASS AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 15 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (65 nm S)
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (98 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 04:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 22:44 | | 06:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:05 | | 08:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 21:22:06 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 13:22:06 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGK | 252053Z 13004KT 10SM FEW008 BKN014 OVC041 11/07 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP058 T01060072 55005
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| TAF |
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| PAGK | 252004Z 252018 VRB03KT P6SM -RA FEW001 OVC009 FM2200 01007KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM0100 05008KT P6SM SCT005 OVC025 FM0300 04008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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