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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 60 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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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 04:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 22:40 | | 06:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:58 | | 07:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:51:57 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:51:57 |
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PAZK
12nm NE | 180556Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2929 RMK AO1 10040 21010 52010 PNO
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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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