FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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: | RDO-CTL
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 |
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| CDBr104/19.6 | | COLD BAY VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (331KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| COLD BAY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (151KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (81KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:39 | | 17:39 |
| Sunrise | | 09:17 | | 18:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 03:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 04:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 12:43:03 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 13-Feb-2012 03:43:03 |
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| METAR |
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| PAVC | 131156Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM FEW043 OVC050 01/M03 A2927 RMK AO2 TSNO 51029 T00051033 10011 20000 SLP914 $
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PACD
16nm W | 131153Z 24012KT 10SM SCT055 M02/M06 A2925 RMK AO2 SLP908 4/010 70002 T10221056 11006 21028 51027
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PACD
16nm W | 131138Z 1312/1412 24015KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM131700 18010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM140000 15012KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM140900 11018G28KT 5SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC040
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| NOTAMs |
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