FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
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| OTZr253/1.4 | | KOTZEBUE VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| 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 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2008
Frontier Flying Services flight 8924 on short final to runway 9
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 04:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 00:45 | | 08:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:36:09 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:36:09 |
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| METAR |
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| PAOT | 180553Z 25003KT 10SM FEW037 SCT090 M10/M13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 60000 T11001133 11078 21100 51011 $
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| TAF |
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| PAOT | 180532Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN080 FM181200 27008KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 BKN040 FM181500 27008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM190300 16012KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040
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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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