FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 JULY 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | AKW |
Lat/Long: | 55-34-45.2000N 133-04-33.6000W 55-34.753333N 133-04.560000W 55.5792222,-133.0760000 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 79.7 ft. / 24.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 20E (2015) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of KLAWOCK, AK |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 99925 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 05/1975 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236] |
NOTAMs facility: | AKW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20;PAPI RYS 02 & 20; WINDSOCK & APRON LGTS - 122.25. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - 120.900. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 120.9 |
WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/284.6 (ANNETTE ISLAND RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KETCHIKAN FSS ON FREQS 122.25 (KLAWOCK RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
KLAWOCK | | at field | | 229 | | 20E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED. |
Operational restrictions: | RY 02/20 SLOPES DOWN 55 FT- 65 FT FM EACH END TO CTR. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
Latitude: | 55-34.435537N | | 55-35.072610N |
Longitude: | 133-05.017330W | | 133-04.102370W |
Elevation: | 38.7 ft. | | 79.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 019 magnetic, 039 true | | 199 magnetic, 219 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 3 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline 4 FT HIGH BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RWY END 105 FT L OF CNTRLN. | | 2 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline BRUSH UP TO 8 FT HIGH 0-200 FT FROM RWY THLD, 115 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone (907) 755-2229 |
Manager: | JUSTIN FITCH PO BOX 91, ALASKA DOT&PF CRAIG, AK 99921-0091 Phone 907-755-2229 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 80/week * | 79% | air taxi | 17% | transient general aviation | 5% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-20 | 700 FT HILL 2 MILES NE OF AER 20. |
- | BIRDS; DEER & BEAR ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RECOMMEND DALGT OPNS ONLY. |
- | IREG WIND CONDS. |
- | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GTW; EXCP PPR FM ARPT MANAGER 907-755-2229 |
- | WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
- | BE ALERT: HIGH LEVEL OF BIRD ACTIVITY AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. ALL BIRD ACTIVITY SHOULD BE REPORTED TO AMGR OR FSS. |
- | RWY20 PAPI 3 DEG LEFT OF RCL UNUSABLE. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -10C. |
- | HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
- | BE ALERT DOWNDRAFT & TURB COND VCNTY TDZE RY 02 DUE TO TERRAIN & TREES EAST OF AER. |
- | ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
- | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED. |
- | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
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 from 14 July 2022 at 0901Z to 11 August 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (357KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (335KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
Departure Procedures |
TURTY FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (130KB) |
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KLAWOCK ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (453KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (48 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (59 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (73 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (87 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:32 | | 12:32 |
Sunrise | | 05:17 | | 13:17 |
Sunset | | 20:39 | | 04:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 05:23 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Aug-2022 11:33:28 |
Local (UTC-8) | 10-Aug-2022 03:33:28 |
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METAR |
PAKW | 101104Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR FEW003 09/08 A3013 RMK AO2 T00940078 TSNO
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TAF |
PAKW | 100229Z 1002/1024 20010KT P6SM FEW120 FM101000 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT007 SCT100 FM101700 26009KT P6SM BKN080 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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NOTAMs |
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