AirNav: PAQT - Nuiqsut Airport

PAQT

Nuiqsut Airport
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Jul-2009

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Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jul-2009 05:02:52
Local (UTC-8)	04-Jul-2009 21:02:52

METAR

PAQT	050453Z AUTO 07013KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00940028 TSNO
PALP 8nm N	050346Z 07016KT 10SM FEW160 SCT250 09/03 A3029

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