AirNav: PAPH - Port Heiden Airport

PAPH

Port Heiden Airport
Port Heiden, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	PTH
Lat/Long:	56-57-32.7640N / 158-38-00.1030W 56-57.546067N / 158-38.001717W 56.9591011 / -158.6333619 (estimated)
Elevation:	95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (2005)
From city:	6 miles NE of PORT HEIDEN, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99549

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1949
Sectional chart:	KODIAK
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility:	PTH (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 13/31, REIL RY 05 & 13, VASI RYS 05 & 23 AND PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	135.4 (907-837-2406)

APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/288.3 (PORT HEIDEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PORT HEIDEN		at field		371		16E		PDN	.--. -.. -.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	56-57.413000N	56-57.689000N
Longitude:	158-38.054167W	158-36.638500W
Elevation:	90.5 ft.	95.3 ft.
Gradient:	0.1% UP	0.1%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	054 magnetic, 070 true	234 magnetic, 250 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Instrument approach:	MLS
Obstructions:	65 ft. ant, lighted, 3050 ft. from runway, 47:1 slope to clear	none

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Latitude:	56-57.816833N	56-57.263000N
Longitude:	158-39.144333W	158-38.497667W
Elevation:	75.5 ft.	83.2 ft.
Gradient:	0.2% UP	0.2%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	131 magnetic, 147 true	311 magnetic, 327 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN POUCH 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0748
Manager:	JAY KNIGHT PO BOX 65 KING SALMON, AK 99613 Phone 907-246-3325

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

-	RYS SOFT WHEN WET & DURING SPRING THAW; SAFETY AREAS SOFT WITH RUTS AFTER HEAVY RAINS & DURING RUNOFF.
-	MAINTENANCE DUTY HRS 0800-1700.
-	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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (199KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13		download (180KB)
NDB/DME RWY 05		download (225KB)
NDB/DME RWY 13		download (235KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (68KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply NEW		download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPN - Pilot Point Airport (51 nm NE)
PAPE - Perryville Airport (66 nm S)
PAII - Egegik Airport (84 nm NE)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:11	14:11
Sunrise	06:57	14:57
Sunset	22:22	06:22
Evening civil twilight	23:08	07:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 03:30:47
Local (UTC-8)	12-Aug-2013 19:30:47

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