FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 221 ft. / 67.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 21E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WILLOW, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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: | RDO-CTL ACVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| BGQr323/11.3 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| TKAr151/32.7 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| 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; DISPLACED THLD MKD WITH REFLECTIVE MKRS & CONES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 61-45.590667N | | 61-44.943500N |
| Longitude: | 150-03.441000W | | 150-02.765167W |
| Elevation: | 205.3 ft. | | 215.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 154 true | | 313 magnetic, 334 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 400 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| 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 907-269-0782 |
| Manager: | KEN HAMMONDS PO BOX 889, INTER SPRINGER LOOP WILLOW, AK 99688 Phone 907-495-6286 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 58% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 19% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
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. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (186KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| BIG LAKE ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (57KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:59 | | 16:59 |
| Sunrise | | 08:49 | | 17:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 01:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 19:49:14 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 07-Nov-2009 10:49:14 |
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| TAF |
PAAQ 29nm E | 071738Z 0718/0818 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 BKN070 FM080300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080
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PATK 33nm N | 071738Z 0718/0818 02004KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0718/0721 OVC050
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PANC 35nm S | 071738Z 0718/0824 01005KT P6SM FEW020 OVC040 TEMPO 0718/0720 BKN025 FM072100 35005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN080 FM080300 02005KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 0814/0818 2SM BR BKN015
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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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