FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IWK |
| Lat/Long: | 65-37-21.3050N / 168-05-41.7800W
65-37.355083N / 168-05.696333W
65.6225847 / -168.0949389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22 ft. / 6.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WALES, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 9 | | 13E | | TNC | - -. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 65-37.679500N | | 65-37.030667N |
| Longitude: | 168-05.579000W | | 168-05.813667W |
| Elevation: | 18.4 ft. | | 17.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 189 true | | 357 magnetic, 009 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 18 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
RY 36 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
RY 18 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
RY 36 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (180KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (39KB) |
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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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:31 | | 18:31 |
| Sunrise | | 10:26 | | 19:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 03:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:23 | | 04:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 08:45:40 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 23:45:40 |
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| METAR |
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| PAIW | 130758Z AUTO 01021KT 8SM -SN OVC009 M09/M11 A2922 RMK AO2 PK WND 02026/0734 SLP897 P0000 T10891106 FZRANO
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PATC
6nm SE | 130755Z AUTO 01028KT 4SM M10/M10 A2916 RMK AO1 T11001100
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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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