FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| AMBLER | | 102/25.4 | | 403 | | 15E | | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (244KB) |
| 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)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (83 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:38 | | 16:38 |
| Sunrise | | 09:32 | | 17:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:54 | | 02:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 03:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:02:02 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:02:02 |
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| METAR |
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PAGH
6nm W | 160957Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM OVC019 02/02 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00220017 FZRANO
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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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