FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHH |
| Lat/Long: | 66-14-58.5000N / 166-05-21.7000W 66-14.975000N / 166-05.361667W 66.2495833 / -166.0893611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 13.9 ft. / 4.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of SHISHMAREF, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99772 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| 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: | SHH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. VASI RYS 05 & 23 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.1 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY NOME RADIO ON FREQ 122.4 (SHISHMAREF RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SHISHMAREF | | at field | | 365 | | 14E | | SHH | ... .... .... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4997 x 73 ft. / 1523 x 22 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RY SURFACE DISINTEGRATING. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5, MAX ACFT WGT; NO LIMIT WHEN FROZEN. |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 66-14.792312N | | 66-15.157667N |
| Longitude: | 166-06.272140W | | 166-04.452682W |
| Elevation: | 13.8 ft. | | 12.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 063 true | | 230 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| 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: | none | | 60 ft. ant, 1026 ft. from runway, 513 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N REG 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | ROBERT MADDEN PO BOX 1048 NOME, AK 99762 Phone 907-443-2500 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NW-SE PREVAILING WINDS. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LNDG. |
| - | NUMEROUS BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT 1 MAY - 31 OCT. |
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 (196KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (196KB) |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download (148KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATE - Teller Airport (61 nm S)
PATC - Tin City LRRS Airport (61 nm SW)
PAIW - Wales Airport (62 nm SW)
PADE - Deering Airport (81 nm E)
PAOT - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (92 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Curtis Nayokpuk, airport manager
Taken in August 2008
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 05:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 00:48 | | 08:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:52:19 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:52:19 |
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| METAR |
PASH 2nm NE | 180556Z AUTO 25004KT 9SM FEW030 OVC040 M10/M13 A2992 RMK AO1 11080 21110 52010
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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