FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBU |
| Lat/Long: | 66-54-44.4300N / 156-53-50.3900W
66-54.740500N / 156-53.839833W
66.9123417 / -156.8973306
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 137 ft. / 42 m (estimated) |
| 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
SEGMENTED CIRCLE NOT 360 DEG BLOCKED BY GRAVEL PILE. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- 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 |
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| AMBLER | | 094/25.4 | | 8 | | 23E | | AMF | .- -- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
SOME LIGHTING FIXTURES INOP; SOME MISSING LENS COVERS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 09/27 THRS MARKED WITH PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-54.831167N | | 66-54.649833N |
| Longitude: | 156-54.643000W | | 156-53.037000W |
| Elevation: | 135.3 ft. | | 132.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 106 true | | 267 magnetic, 286 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
34:1 | | trees |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | KENNY GALLAHORN
BOX 55
KOTZUBUE, AK 99752
Phone 907-442-3147 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | FLOAT PLANE OPERATION ON LAKE. |
| - | POWERLINE CROSSES APCH END RY 27. |
| - | FUEL TANKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON RAMP. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (332KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (345KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (69KB) |
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 |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 00:37 | | 08:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 05:39:02 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 21:39:02 |
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| METAR |
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PAFM
25nm NW | 250516Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2991 RMK AO1 PNO
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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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