FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UUO |
| Lat/Long: | 61-45-15.0800N / 150-03-06.2600W 61-45.251333N / 150-03.104333W 61.7541889 / -150.0517389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 215 ft. / 65.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 21E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WILLOW, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99688 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | UUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 AND REIL RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (18 nm SE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC (BIG LAKE RCAG) ON FREQS 133.7/279.6.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGQr329/11.3 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TKAr158/32.7 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
| TEDr337/35.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr342/36.5 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL CREDIT CARD SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 31 NSTD MKGS; DSPLCD THLD MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE FLEXIBLE MARKERS AND CONES. TWY MARKINGS THROUGH DSPLCD THLD. |
| Gradient: | SOUTHEAST |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 61-45.590667N | | 61-44.943500N |
| Longitude: | 150-03.441000W | | 150-02.765167W |
| Elevation: | 200.3 ft. | | 215.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 154 true | | 313 magnetic, 334 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 100 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK -- DOTPF CEN REG P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | RAY ADAMS ST OF AK -- DOTPF WILLOW STATION, PO BOX 889 WILLOW, AK 99688 Phone 907-495-6286 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 43/day * | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 31% | air taxi | | 30% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | FLOAT PLANES ON WILLOW LAKE ACROSS ROAD. |
| - | WHEN AVBL WEA RPRTS HRLY ONLY. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (175KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| BIG LAKE ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (15 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (18 nm SE)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (31 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (33 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Scott Jepsen
Photo taken 24-Feb-2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 05:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 22:50 | | 06:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:07 | | 08:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:04:23 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 23:04:23 |
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| TAF |
PAAQ 29nm E | 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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PAED 31nm S | 1804/1910 34006KT 4800 -SN OVC011 620119 QNH2946INS TEMPO 1804/1810 1600 -SN OVC007 620079 BECMG 1810/1811 32006KT 9999 VCSH SCT007 BKN025 OVC035 600258 QNH2954INS BECMG 1900/1901 30006KT 9999 NSW BKN040 OVC060 600406 QNH2992INS T03/1823Z TM05/1812Z
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PATK 33nm N | 180536Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT 3SM -SN BKN006 OVC018 TEMPO 1806/1809 1SM -SN FM180900 36005KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 TEMPO 1809/1812 1SM -SN FM181600 36005KT 5SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 FM182200 34006KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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PANC 35nm S | 180536Z 1806/1912 01010KT 1SM -SN BKN005 OVC015 TEMPO 1808/1810 1/2SM SN FZFG BKN003 FM181000 34010KT 1/2SM SN FZFG BKN003 OVC012 FM181800 35011KT 4SM -SN BKN010 OVC025 FM182100 34008KT 6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM191000 31006KT P6SM VCFG SCT045
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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