FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KVC |
| Lat/Long: | 55-06-58.8510N / 162-15-58.4180W 55-06.980850N / 162-15.973633W 55.1163475 / -162.2662272 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 155 ft. / 47.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99612 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | COLD BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KVC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI & REIL RYS 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (907-497-4279) |
| WX ASOS at CDB (17 nm W): | 135.75 (907-532-2639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CDBr104/19.6 | | COLD BAY VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ELFEE | | 107/20.9 | | 341 | | 14E | | ELF | . .-.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 100 ft. / 1067 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition RY SOFT DURING SPRING BREAKUP & AFTER HVY RAIN. RY SAFETY AREA 4000 FT X 125 FT. 24 INCH DROPOFF ON BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | WEST. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 55-06.973833N | | 55-06.992333N |
| Longitude: | 162-16.493333W | | 162-15.490833W |
| Elevation: | 152.6 ft. | | 150.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 0.07% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 088 true | | 254 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 180 ft. hill, 5172 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. hill, 600 ft. from runway, 336 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | JEFF DOERNING BOX 97 COLD BAY, AK 99571 Phone 907-532-5000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 20/week * | | 71% | air taxi | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 08 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 16+ KTS WINDS IN NE E NW QUADTS. WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON WEST OF RY 07. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| COLD BAY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (131KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACD - Cold Bay Airport (17 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (61 nm E)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (65 nm NE)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:45 | | 16:45 |
| Sunrise | | 09:22 | | 17:22 |
| Sunset | | 19:47 | | 03:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 04:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:01:08 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:01:08 |
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| METAR |
| PAVC | 160956Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT004 OVC020 08/07 A2975 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO T00770072 P0002 SLP074 $
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PACD 16nm W | 161053Z 14014KT 9SM BKN042 OVC050 09/07 A2970 RMK AO2 RAB05E21 SLP057 P0000 T00890072
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| TAF |
PACD 16nm W | 160533Z 1606/1706 15018G25KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1606/1608 SCT025 OVC080 FM161200 14011KT P6SM OVC015 FM170000 32011KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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