AirNav: PAQT - Nuiqsut Airport

PAQT

Nuiqsut Airport
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQT
Lat/Long:	70-12-35.4000N / 151-00-23.3000W 70-12.590000N / 151-00.388333W 70.2098333 / -151.0064722 (estimated)
Elevation:	45 ft. / 13.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	21E (2010)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99789

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1977
Sectional chart:	POINT BARROW
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	DEADHORSE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-659-2505]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	AQT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MALSF RY 05, REIL RY 23 AND VASI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX ASOS:	135.35 (907-480-5577)

APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 119.4 (NUIQSUT RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY DEADHORSE FSS ON FREQ 122.5 (NUIQSUIT RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
NUIQSUT VILLAGE		at field		241		22E		UQS	..- --.- ...
PITSAND		234/28.7		290		22E		PYC	.--. -.-- -.-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	4589 x 100 ft. / 1399 x 30 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	high intensity
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	70-12.459352N	70-12.720660N
Longitude:	151-01.429598W	150-59.347932W
Elevation:	44.2 ft.	37.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	049 magnetic, 070 true	229 magnetic, 250 true
Visual slope indicator:	2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights:	MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights:		yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH BOX 69 BARROW, AK 99723 Phone 907-852-2611
Manager:	TOM D. NICOLOS BOX 69 BARROW, AK 99723 Phone 907-852-2611 EXT 342

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 34/week *
83%	air taxi
11%	military
6%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006

Additional Remarks

-	BIRDS & CARIBOU ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LNDG.
-	100 FT LIGHTED TWR 847 FT NORTH OF THLD 23.
-	FOR A TOLL FREE CALL TO BARROW FSS CALL 1-800-779-7709.
-	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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (254KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23		download (246KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (22KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASC - Deadhorse Airport (52 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-May-2013

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
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Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 06:44:26
Local (UTC-8)	17-May-2013 22:44:26

METAR

PAQT	180553Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM OVC070 M11/M13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 60000 T11061133 11089 21106 53014 TSNO
PALP 8nm N	180253Z 26010KT 7SM BR BKN041 OVC048 M08/M14 A2979 RMK SUN DIMLY VIS THRU OVC LAST

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