FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SVA |
| Lat/Long: | 63-41-11.0200N / 170-29-33.4900W 63-41.183667N / 170-29.558167W 63.6863944 / -170.4926361 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 53 ft. / 16.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of SAVOONGA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99769 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | BETHEL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SVA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND VASI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.3 (907-984-6429) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY NOME RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (SAVOONGA RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ULL at field | | KUKULIAK VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GAMBELL | | 088/33.5 | | 2 | | 12E | | GAM | --. .- -- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 100 ft. / 1341 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition ROCKS UP TO 5 INCHES ON SIDES OF LANDING SURFACE. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 05/23 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE PANELS. RY 05 HAS ORANGE DRUMS GENERALLY ALLIGNED WITH RY CENTERLINE AND EXTEND 2500 FT SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 63-40.968167N | | 63-41.333333N |
| Longitude: | 170-30.503000W | | 170-29.100000W |
| Elevation: | 51.7 ft. | | 50.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 060 true | | 227 magnetic, 240 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. hill, 2200 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOT/PF N REGION 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2210 |
| Manager: | JERRY OLIVER BOX 1048 NOME, AK 99762 Phone 907-443-3431 ROBERT MADDEN |
Additional Remarks
| - | S EDGE SAFETY AREA USED AS A ROAD; IS ROUGH & RUTTED. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 05 | |
download (183KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGM - Gambell Airport (33 nm W)
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 10:10 | | 19:10 |
| Sunrise | | 11:13 | | 20:13 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 02:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 03:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 17:16:06 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 23-Nov-2009 08:16:06 |
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| METAR |
| PASA | 231446Z AUTO 03016G26KT 10SM BKN026 OVC031 M11/M17 A2936 RMK VIA AWOS PHONE AISR
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| NOTAMs |
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