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PASP Sheep Mountain Airport
Sheep Mountain, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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: 122.9
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 AND BRUSH.
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: NEAL HENSLEE
289 INNER SPRINGER LOOP RD.
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 745-2159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 120/year *
83% transient general aviation
17% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

RY SUBJECT TO TURBULENT WINDS.
NO STATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON RY.
RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
RY SLOPES CROSSWISE N TO S AT UP TO 9%
RY 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
DUE TO RY CONDITIONS RECOMMEND THAT RY ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

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)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (61 nm SE)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (61 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:3511:35
Sunrise04:5312:53
Sunset22:4006:40
Evening civil twilight23:5807:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:51:57
Local (UTC-8)  17-May-2013 22:51:57
 
METAR
PAZK 
12nm NE 
180556Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2929 RMK AO1 10040 21010 52010 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 
47nm W 
180536Z 1806/1906 36006KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 FM181800 25004KT 5SM -SN BR BKN005 BKN025 FM190000 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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