AirNav: PAQT - Nuiqsut Airport

PAQT

Nuiqsut Airport
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQT
Lat/Long:	70-12-35.8300N / 151-00-20.0200W 70-12.597167N / 151-00.333667W 70.2099528 / -151.0055611 (estimated)
Elevation:	38 ft. / 11.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	28E (1995)
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] FOR A TOLL FREE CALL TO BARROW FSS CALL 1-800-779-7709.
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	AQT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted, WIND SOCK LIGHTS INOP
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22 & VASI RY 04 & 22; MALSF RY 04; REIL RY 22 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

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		228/28.6		290		28E		PYC	.--. -.-- -.-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	4343 x 90 ft. / 1324 x 27 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD HIRL.
Runway edge markings:	04/22 EXTENDED CNTRLN MKD WITH ORANGE 50 GALLON DRUMS.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	70-12.473333N	70-12.720000N
Longitude:	151-01.318333W	150-59.348333W
Elevation:	36.0 ft.	29.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	042 magnetic, 070 true	222 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

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 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

-	BIRDS & CARIBOU ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	SOME RY EDGE LIGHTS MAY BE OTS.
-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	LIGHTED TWR 1/2 NM E OF ARPT 100 FT AGL.
-	RY 04/22 MAY BE SOFT DURG BREAK UP OR HEAVY RAINS; CONTACT NUIQSUT PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR AT 480-6223 FOR CURRENT RY CONDITIONS.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22		download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (20KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASC - Deadhorse Airport (52 nm E)

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Aerial photo

Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Jul-2008

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
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Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jul-2008 05:47:42
Local (UTC-8)	24-Jul-2008 21:47:42

METAR

PAQT	250453Z AUTO 07012KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01000017 TSNO
PALP 8nm N	250450Z 06010KT 10SM FEW230 09/02 A2998 RMK DSNT CSTL FG BNK LAST

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