FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHH |
| Lat/Long: | 66-14-58.4400N / 166-05-21.6450W 66-14.974000N / 166-05.360750W 66.2495667 / -166.0893458 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 12 ft. / 4 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of SHISHMAREF, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & VASI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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: | 5000 x 70 ft. / 1524 x 21 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: | 66-14.791000N | | 66-15.157000N |
| Longitude: | 166-06.270833W | | 166-04.450667W |
| Elevation: | 10.5 ft. | | 12.0 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 RGN 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-443-3444 |
| Manager: | ROBERT MADDEN BOX 1048 NOME, AK 99762 Phone 907-443-2500 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NW-SE PREVAILING WINDS. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 05 | |
download |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (78KB) |
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:35 | | 18:35 |
| Sunrise | | 10:34 | | 19:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 03:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 04:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:52:44 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 20:52:44 |
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| METAR |
PASH 2nm NE | 100536Z AUTO 01013KT 10SM BKN070 OVC080 M21/M23 A2947 RMK AO1 PNO
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| NOTAMs |
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