FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IWK |
| Lat/Long: | 65-37-21.2000N / 168-05-41.9000W
65-37.353333N / 168-05.698333W
65.6225556 / -168.0949722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 25.8 ft. / 7.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WALES, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99783 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | IWK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK LGT MAY BE OTS. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.525 (907-664-3907) |
- APCH/DEP CTL PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/290.4 (NOME RCAG COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NOME FSS ON 122.6 (TIN CITY RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TIN CITY | | 298/5.6 | | 347 | | 13E | | TNC | - -. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3990 x 75 ft. / 1216 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 65-37.677473N | | 65-37.030232N |
| Longitude: | 168-05.580643W | | 168-05.814562W |
| Elevation: | 22.4 ft. | | 21.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 189 true | | 357 magnetic, 009 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA DOT & PF
NORTHERN REGION, 2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | BOB MADDEN
PO BOX 1048
NOME, AK 99762
Phone 907-443-3431 |
Additional Remarks
| - | EASTERLY WINDS MAY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE IN VICINITY OF RWY. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN SE THRU E. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (147KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATC - Tin City LRRS Airport (6 nm SE)
PATE - Teller Airport (49 nm SE)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (62 nm NE)
PAOM - Nome Airport (94 nm SE)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:21 | | 17:21 |
| Sunrise | | 10:12 | | 18:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 03:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 04:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:27:20 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:27:20 |
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| METAR |
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| PAIW | 160957Z AUTO 09008KT 5SM RA BKN015 BKN029 OVC036 05/ A2957 RMK AO2 SLP013 P0008 T0050 $
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PATC
6nm SE | 160955Z AUTO 15010G13KT 4SM -RA OVC004 05/05 A2955 RMK AO2 RAB0855 SLP010 P0008 T00460048
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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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