FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VAK |
| Lat/Long: | 61-32-27.0430N / 165-36-03.2110W 61-32.450717N / 165-36.053517W 61.5408453 / -165.6008919 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 75 ft. / 23 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of CHEVAK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | BETHEL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | VAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 & REIL RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) NSTD WHITE FLASHING ROTG BCN. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (907-858-7600) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HPB (16 nm W): | 135.1 (907-758-4211) |
| WX ASOS at SCM (18 nm N): | 118.425 (907-558-5501) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CZF (19 nm NW): | PHONE 907-552-2869 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5 (CAPE ROMANZOF RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HPBr071/15.3 | | HOOPER BAY VOR/DME | | 115.20 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAPE ROMANZOF | | 132/18.3 | | 4 | | 13E | | CZF | -.-. --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY02: 0.4 UP NE. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 61-32.230520N | | 61-32.670893N |
| Longitude: | 165-36.353333W | | 165-35.753687W |
| Elevation: | 35.0 ft. | | 46.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 033 true | | 200 magnetic, 213 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18W/36W
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 400 ft. / 610 x 122 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 18W | | RUNWAY 36W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF CENTRAL RGN PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | L. J. DAVIS 2016 AIRPORT ROAD BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2495 |
Additional Remarks
| - | STRONG CROSS WIND AT THIS LCTN. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | WINDSOCK UNRELIABLE. |
| - | WX CAMERAS 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (88KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| FANCI ONE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (127KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (66KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAHP - Hooper Bay Airport (16 nm W)
PACM - Scammon Bay Airport (18 nm N)
PACZ - Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport (19 nm NW)
PAOO - Toksook Bay Airport (62 nm S)
PAMO - Mountain Village Airport (64 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-May-2005
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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 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:33 | | 18:33 |
| Sunrise | | 10:28 | | 19:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 02:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 03:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 13:15:30 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 21-Nov-2009 04:15:30 |
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| METAR |
| PAVA | 211257Z AUTO 02011KT 10SM CLR M23/M25 A2957 RMK AO2 SLPNO T12281250 FZRANO
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PAHP 16nm W | 211256Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR M19/M25 A2954 RMK AO1 PNO
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PACM 18nm N | 211256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M25/M28 A2958 RMK AO2 TSNO T12501277 SLP014
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PACZ 19nm NW | 210655Z AUTO 09016G21KT 10SM CLR M15/M23 A2945 RMK AO1 T11501233
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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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