FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (148KB) |
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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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunset | | 22:11 | | 06:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:09 | | 07:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 03:43:45 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Aug-2013 19:43:45 |
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PAAQ 29nm E | 121907Z 1219/1318 00000KT P6SM VCFG BKN008 BKN110 FM122000 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 FM130800 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 BKN120 FM131200 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005 BKN120
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PAED 31nm S | 1222/1402 VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 BKN110 QNH2997INS BECMG 1314/1315 VRB06KT 9999 SCT005 BKN160 QNH2996INS BECMG 1319/1320 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 QNH2995INS TX18/1302Z TN11/1314Z AMD 122230
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PATK 33nm N | 122136Z 1222/1318 00000KT P6SM BKN010 OVC090 TEMPO 1222/1224 SCT005 BKN090 FM130000 00000KT P6SM BKN090 FM130800 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005 BKN150
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PANC 35nm S | 121907Z 1219/1324 01003KT P6SM BKN004 OVC011 FM122100 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM130000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM131300 00000KT P6SM BCFG FEW005 BKN150 FM131900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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