FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KTN |
| Lat/Long: | 55-21-20.0000N / 131-42-49.5000W 55-21.333333N / 131-42.825000W 55.3555556 / -131.7137500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 88 ft. / 26.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of KETCHIKAN, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SEP-MAY 0600-2130, JUN-AUG 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK OTS. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO REQ ROTG BCN OPER CONT WHEN KTN FSS CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, NO LNDG FEE FOR GA ACFT UNDER 6000 LBS ON RY. $2.00 PER FLOAT PLANE FOR USE OF SPB FLOAT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 907-247-8801 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MTM (14 nm S): | 135.55 |
| WX ASOS at ANN (19 nm S): | 135.75 (907-886-3246) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/284.6 (ANNETTE ISLAND RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ANNr318/18.3 | | ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLAM COVE | | at field | | 396 | | 27E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 321/17.5 | | 266 | | 27E | | ICK | .. -.-. -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL AT 122.95 OR CALL 907-247-5701 FM 0700-2000L WEEKDAY AND 0700-1800L WEEKEND(WINTER) & 0600-2100 WEEEKDAY AND 0600-2000 WEEKEND(SUMMER). |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 7500 x 150 ft. / 2286 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity RY 29 THLD LGTS OTS. |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 11 & 29 NRS FADED. 1 SIZE AND SPACING OF MARKINGS NSTD. SIZE AND SPACING OF MARKINGS NSTD. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 55-21.772872N | | 55-20.892468N |
| Longitude: | 131-43.580503W | | 131-42.067845W |
| Elevation: | 78.8 ft. | | 86.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 136 true | | 290 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.60 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS R OF COURSE. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights RY 29 MALSR OTS. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 103 ft. trees, 3300 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway NWW/SEW
| Dimensions: | 9500 x 1500 ft. / 2896 x 457 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NWW | | RUNWAY SEW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF SE RGN 6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | MIKE CARNEY 1000 ARPT TERMINAL WAY KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 Phone 907-225-6800 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 60% | air taxi | | 33% | commercial | | 4% | transient general aviation | | 3% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A23 | WX PERMITTING-RIGHT TFC FOR RY 11 FOR LGT SINGLE/TWIN ENG ACFT. |
| - | TERRAIN CAUSES TURBULENCE ON ARR & DEP ROUTES. |
| - | THE NGS SURVEY DATED 4 AUG 2001 FOR THIS ARPT AND ASSOCIATED NAVAIDS IS UNDER REVIEW. |
| - | BE ALERT: SEE REGULATORY NOTICE - KETCHIKAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES AND AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERNS. |
| - | NO LNDG FEE FOR GA ACFT UNDER 6000 LBS ON RY. LNDG FEE FOR FLOAT PLANE FOR USE OF SPB FLOAT AND FOR MUTI-ENGINE ACFT. |
| - | USCG HELIPAD LCTD AT 55-21-27.6N 131-42-19.8W INVOF KETCHIKAN INTL ARPT & SEAPLAN BASE. HELIPAD IS FOR USCG MED-VAC MISSIONS ONLY.POC IS COMMANDER CG DISTRICT 17, 709 W 9TH ST, RM 661. BOX 25517 JUNEAU, AK 99802. 907-463-2247/2000. |
| - | RY 11/29 SAND NOT IAW FAA SPEC. |
| - | SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES PART 93 AND STANDARD VFR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES AND PATTERNS INFORMATION; SEE REGULATORY NOTICES. |
| - | FERRY BTN ARPT & CITY OPERATES CONTINUALLY WHILE ARPT ATTENDED. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ALL ACFT: PRIOR TO OPERG ON APRON/TWY CTC KETCHIKAN FSS & ADVISE INTENTIONS. |
| - | SFC COND RPRTS REFLECT CONDS WHILE ARPT ATNDD ONLY. |
| - | AIR TAXI & BOAT TRAFFIC IN HARBOR. FLOATING DEBRIS MAY BE IN WATER WAY. |
| - | NO SNOW OR ICE REMOVAL WHEN ARPT NOT ATTND. |
| A81 1 | WHEN KTN FSS CLSD, ACTVT HIRL RY 11/29, MALSF RY 11, MALSR RY 29 - CTAF. PAPI RY 11 & VASI RY 29 OPER CONT. |
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 |
| ILS/DME-1 RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (565KB) |
| GPS-B **CHANGED** | |
download (402KB) |
| NDB/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (460KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| KETCHIKAN THREE | |
download (129KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (48 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (71 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (96 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Randy Elkins C-FIQV
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 04:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 05:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 05:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:29:48 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 18:29:48 |
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| METAR |
| PAKT | 260153Z 16008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT018 BKN030 OVC050 13/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 HARBOR WND 12008KT P0003 T01280111
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PAMM 14nm S | 260216Z AUTO 16008G15KT 4SM SCT015 BKN021 OVC035 13/11 A2992 RMK AO1 PNO
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PANT 20nm S | 260153Z AUTO 13009KT 2SM RA BR BKN007 OVC012 12/11 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 SLP123 P0015 T01220106 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PAKT | 252359Z 260024 14010G18KT P6SM -RA SCT020 BKN035 OVC050 TEMPO 0004 5SM RA BR FM0400 14005KT 3SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 0610 6SM -RA BR SCT010 BKN025 OVC040 FM1000 13006KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN025 OVC040 FM2200 13009KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 OVC
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| NOTAMs |
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