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PASP Sheep Mountain Airport
Sheep Mountain, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SMU
Lat/Long: 61-48-43.1620N / 147-30-24.9190W
61-48.719367N / 147-30.415317W
61.8119894 / -147.5069219
(estimated)
Elevation: 2750 ft. / 838 m (estimated)
Variation: 26E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99645

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1950
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: SMU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2270 x 10 ft. / 692 x 3 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in poor condition
RY 05/23 OVERGROWN WITH 3 FT WEEDS.
RWY 04/22 LARGE LOOSE ROCKS ON RY. ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RY.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear60 ft. hill, 350 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
POUCH 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 269-0782
Manager: KURT DEVON
289 INNER SPRINGER LOOP RD.
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 745-2159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 115/year *
87% transient general aviation
13% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

RY SUBJECT TO TURBULENT WINDS; NO MAINT.
NO STATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON RUNWAY.
CAUTION: RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
RWY SLOPES CROSSWISE N TO S AT UP TO 9%
RWY 23 SLOPES DOWNHILL AT -1% GRADIENT.
VEHICLES MAY BE ON RY.
NO STATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON ARPT.
TAHNETA PASS WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PASP.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (47 nm W)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (54 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (60 nm W)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (61 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (68 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5116:51
Sunrise08:4217:42
Sunset16:2601:26
Evening civil twilight17:1602:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 19:20:51
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 10:20:51
 
METAR
PASP 081850Z 10003KT 15SM -SN OVC020 M09/M12 A2922 EST PASS OPEN
PAZK 
12nm NE 
081856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 M11/M12 A2922 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 
47nm W 
081738Z 0818/0918 00000KT P6SM SCT030 OVC070 FM090400 VRB03KT 3SM -SN OVC025
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