FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OTZ |
| Lat/Long: | 66-53-04.9000N / 162-35-54.6000W 66-53.081667N / 162-35.910000W 66.8846944 / -162.5985000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14.4 ft. / 4.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of KOTZEBUE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99752 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OTZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | HIRL RY 09/27 & MIRL RY 18/36 OPERS 0700-0000 OTR HRS ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT REIL & VASI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | CLOSED TO AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT PPR IN WRITING TO ARPT MGR, BOX 55, KOTZEBUE, AK. 99752. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-442-2279) |
| AFIS: | 135.45 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OTZr253/1.4 | | KOTZEBUE VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOTHAM | | 204/1.3 | | 356 | | 15E | | HHM | .... .... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5900 x 150 ft. / 1798 x 46 m NSTD WIDTH: RY 09/27 GROOVED 100 FT WIDE ONLY. |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 128.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity & 18/36 LGTS EXTEND 30 INCHES ABOVE GND. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.366167N | | 66-53.168270N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.560702W | | 162-34.150528W |
| Elevation: | 13.2 ft. | | 14.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 102 true | | 267 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway ROAD 30 FT FROM THR. | | 38 ft. hill, 800 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3876 x 90 ft. / 1181 x 27 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.106398N | | 66-52.489467N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.559432W | | 162-36.948197W |
| Elevation: | 11.2 ft. | | 10.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 194 true | | 359 magnetic, 014 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF-N REG 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99701 Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 164/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | 12% | local general aviation | | 3% | commercial | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GATES FOR BLOCKING VEHICLE TFC CROSSING RY 09 THLD, KEY CTAF 7 TIMES TO LOCK; KEY 5 TIMES ON 122.65 TO UNLOCK. PILOTS MAKING ILS OR LOC/DME RY 09 SIAP ARE RQRD TO LOCK GATES PRIOR TO FAF. ALL OTHERS LNDG RY 09 ARE REQUESTED TO LOCK GATES. SEE SECTION "C " NOTICES FOR GATE CONTROL PROCEDURES. |
| - | NUMEROUS WIND TURBINE TWRS 395 FT (330 AGL) APRXY 3.5 MILES SE OF THE ARPT. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING BETWEEN HRS OF 2100-0600. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL/ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.UNCONTROLLED VEH ACCESS TO RY 18/36. |
| - | RY 18/36 ACFT OPERATIONS GREATER THAN 49 FT WINGSPAN APPROVED WITH PPR FROM AMGR. |
| - | PARKING AREA NOT LGTD. |
| - | RY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT CONDS DURING DAY OPERS ONLY 0700-2000. |
| - | TWYS AND RAMPS HAVE NUMEROUS DIPS AND ROUGH SURFACES. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (304KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR/DME Y RWY 27 | |
download (187KB) |
| VOR/DME Z RWY 27 | |
download (202KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (84KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFNO - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (37 nm E)
PAWN - Noatak Airport (42 nm N)
PADE - Deering Airport (49 nm S)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (51 nm E)
PASK - Selawik Airport (64 nm E)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2008
Frontier Flying Services flight 8924 on short final to runway 9
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ralph Wien Memorial Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 14:11 |
| Sunset | | 23:39 | | 07:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 01:09 | | 09:09 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 03:19:03 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Aug-2013 19:19:03 |
|
| METAR |
| PAOT | 130253Z 31007KT 10SM SCT027 BKN090 11/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01110072 58005
|
|
| TAF |
| PAOT | 121949Z 1220/1318 30005KT P6SM BKN010 OVC015 FM122300 29007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM130400 31007KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM130900 33006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|