FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SIT |
| Lat/Long: | 57-02-49.7000N / 135-21-41.7000W
57-02.828333N / 135-21.695000W
57.0471389 / -135.3615833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 26.3 ft. / 8.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20E (2015) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SIT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. FOR HIRL RY 11/29 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 CTC SITKA FSS OR CALL 907-966-2221; ACTVT CTAF WHEN SITKA FSS CLSD. VASI RYS 11 & 29 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | ARFF SVC IS ONLY AVBL DURING SCHEDULED ACR OPNS. CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR IN WRITING TO AMGR 605 AIRPORT ROAD SITKA AK 99835. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.9 |
| AFIS: | 135.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/335.5 (BIORKA ISLAND RCAG).
- COAST GUARD AIR OPERATIONS (SITKA AIR) B.345.0X 8980X C. 5692X C. 2182
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BKAr009/12.9 | | BIORKA ISLAND VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MOUNT EDGECUMBE | | at field | | 414 | | 20E | | IME | .. -- . |
| SITKA | | 006/12.9 | | 358 | | 20E | | SIT | ... .. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A1+
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CTC UNICOM FREQ 122.95 OR 907-747-7222. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition
RY 11/29 SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS 25 FT IN DIA 1770 FT FM APCH END RY 11 S SIDE. STANDING WATER AFTER RAIN. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 29 MARKING FADED. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 57-03.208532N | | 57-02.446790N |
| Longitude: | 135-22.381870W | | 135-21.009725W |
| Elevation: | 24.2 ft. | | 26.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 116 magnetic, 136 true | | 296 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF
6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | DAVE LUCHINETTI
605 AIRPORT RD
SITKA, AK 99835
Phone 907-966-2960
FAX 907-966-2961. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 42% | air taxi | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 16% | local general aviation | | 8% | commercial | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | (CG) PPR DUE TO LMTD & CONGESTED RAMP AREA CALL C907-966-5420; WKEND & HOLS CALL C907-966-5556. |
| - | INBOUND ACFT CTC SITKA AIR 10 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING FREQ 345.0 OR VIA FSS. |
| - | SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ ARPT WX CAMERA AND LEVEL ISLAND WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
| - | 24 HOUR PPR FOR CARGO OPS OVER 100,000 LBS CALL 907-966-2960. |
| - | ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY: SNOW REMOVAL AND ICE CONTROL AVBL NOV-MAR 0500-1200; MAR-NOV 0400-1000. |
| - | LARGE FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HIGH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY DEPOSIT ROCK AND OTHER DEBRIS ON FIRST 2500 FT OF RY 29; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | PERSONNEL & EQUIP MAY BE ON RY. NON-ACR ACFT MUST USE SEE & AVOID PROCS. |
| - | RY COND REPORTS REFLECT CONDS DURING ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS ONLY. |
| - | SITKA WX REPORT AVBL LC 966-2913 OR FREQ 122.45 2200-0600. |
| - | TRANSIENT PARKING RESTRICTED TO W SIDE OF APRON ONLY. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (311KB) |
| LDA/DME RWY 11 **CHANGED** | |
download (410KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (296KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (41KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SITKA EIGHT **NEW** | |
download (259KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| BIORKA TWO (OBSTACLE) **NEW** | |
download (302KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFE - Kake Airport (48 nm E)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (80 nm E)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (82 nm N)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (83 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kris O. Stoddard
Photo taken 19-Aug-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 14:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 15:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:56 | | 01:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 02:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:20:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:20:00 |
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| METAR |
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| PASI | 161053Z 07003KT 10SM BKN018 OVC043 09/07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00890067
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| TAF |
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| PASI | 160525Z 1606/1706 07004KT P6SM OVC050 FM161100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM162000 31005KT P6SM SCT050 FM170400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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