FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 1586.1 ft. / 483.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 23E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of GULKANA, AK
(LCTD 4 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & VASI RYS 15 & 33 -CTAF. |
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 | | 152/2.5 | | 248 | | 19E | | GLA | --. .-.. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD OR 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: | 1586.1 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: | 37 ft. trees, 1419 ft. from runway, 171 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N 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: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 01 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT DURING SPRING. |
| - | RY 15/33 PARALLEL TWY 2100 X 60 IS MAINTAINED AS SKI STRIP IN WINTER AND GRVL STRIP THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. VISUAL INSPECTION REQD BEFORE LNDG. BEACON TWR AND OTHER OBSTACLES ON N APCH END. |
| - | MOOSE & CARIBOU ON & AROUND ARPT. |
| - | PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE WORKING ON THE RY AT ANY TIME. |
| - | WX INFO AVBL FROM 0600-1630 ON CTAF (CALL SIGN GULKANA WX) OR PHONE 822-3668. |
| - | RY CONDITION 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (191KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 15 | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (65 nm S)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (85 nm SW)
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (98 nm NE)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:45 | | 15:45 |
| Sunrise | | 08:31 | | 16:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 02:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:09 | | 03:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:55:59 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 02:55:59 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGK | 160753Z AUTO 16019G27KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 17030/0736 SLP225 T00671006 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| PAGK | 160533Z 1606/1706 16020G30KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161200 16012G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM161600 16011KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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