AirNav: PAQT - Nuiqsut Airport

PAQT

Nuiqsut Airport
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply NEW		download (148KB)

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 12-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	04:44	12:44
Sunset	23:34	07:34
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 03:27:18
Local (UTC-8)	12-Aug-2013 19:27:18

METAR

PAQT	130253Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 60000 T01780122 53000 TSNO $
PALP 8nm N	130256Z 34005KT 10SM FEW013 SCT085 16/12 A3006

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