FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBU |
| Lat/Long: | 66-54-44.4000N / 156-53-50.4000W 66-54.740000N / 156-53.840000W 66.9123333 / -156.8973333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 142 ft. / 43.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2005) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99751 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OTZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SHG (6 nm W): | 118.525 (907-437-2024) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AMBLER | | 094/25.4 | | 403 | | 23E | | AMF | .- -- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4020 x 75 ft. / 1225 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition DIP ON RY 09 ABEAM SLOUGH. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-54.831480N | | 66-54.649250N |
| Longitude: | 156-54.646910W | | 156-53.032943W |
| Elevation: | 140.0 ft. | | 137.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 106 true | | 267 magnetic, 286 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. tree, 1530 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER BOX 55 KOTZUBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 29 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | FLOAT PLANE OPERATION ON LAKE. |
| - | PARALLEL PLINE NORTH OF RY. |
| - | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (244KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGH - Shungnak Airport (6 nm W)
PAFM - Ambler Airport (25 nm NW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (74 nm S)
PASK - Selawik Airport (75 nm W)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (83 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 10-Jun-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Kobuk Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 00:23 | | 08:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:34:41 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:34:41 |
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| METAR |
PAGH 6nm W | 180557Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM BKN026 M08/M13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP137 60000 T10781133 11061 21083 53013 FZRANO
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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