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PAOB

Kobuk Airport
Kobuk, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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:	142.2 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
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-3P at SHG (6 nm W):	118.525 (907-437-2024)

COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC (ZAN) ON FREQ 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AMBLER		102/25.4		403		15E		AMF	.- -- ..-.

Airport Services

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
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	6 ft. brush, 126 ft. left and right of centerline	25 ft. brush, 126 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	ALVIN WERNEKE BOX 55 KOTZUBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
100%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

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 HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -38C.

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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 CHANGED		download (239KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 CHANGED		download (280KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (148KB)

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)
PAHU - Hughes Airport (82 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:48	12:48
Sunrise	06:05	14:05
Sunset	22:46	06:46
Evening civil twilight	00:03	08:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 12:07:46
Local (UTC-8)	23-Apr-2024 04:07:46

METAR

PAGH
6nm W

231156Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT065 OVC100 02/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 60000 T00171006 10044 20017 51006 FZRANO

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