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PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field Airport
Valdez, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: VDZ
Lat/Long: 61-08-03.1750N / 146-14-41.1430W
61-08.052917N / 146-14.685717W
61.1342153 / -146.2447619
(estimated)
Elevation: 121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 19E (2015)
From city: 3 miles E of VALDEZ, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99686

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1952
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380]
NOTAMs facility: VDZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-SEPT 0800-1830, OCT-APR 0500-1830
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MALSR & PAPI RY 06 & REIL RY 24 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
24 HRS
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP WITH PPR IN WRITING TO AMGR; PO BOX 507 VALDEZ AK 99686; 24 HRS IN ADVANCE; FAX 907-835-5849.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.8
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 269.4 (MIDDLETON ISLAND RCAG) AND 119.3 (JOHNSTONE POINT RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MINERAL CREEK060/3.252419EMNL -- -. .-..

Airport Services

Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 300.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 61-07.972048N61-08.133775N
Longitude: 146-15.776087W146-13.595335W
Elevation: 50.0 ft.121.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.3%1.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 062 magnetic, 081 true242 magnetic, 261 true
Declared distances: TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
Markings: precision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LDA/DME
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear77 ft. trees, 1580 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST OF AK DOTPF NOR REG
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5217
Manager: STEVE SEARLES
BOX 507
VALDEZ, AK 99686
Phone 907-835-5658
OTHER PHONE NUMBERS AVBL 835-4695/5658.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 25
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 7
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
41% air taxi
27% transient general aviation
27% local general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 December 2011

Additional Remarks

ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS 0600-1800 OCT-APR, 0730-1800 MAY-SEP.
SNOW & ICE REMOVAL ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.
BE ALERT - DURG STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THE WINDS AT MIDFIELD AND AT THE EAST END OF THE RY MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE WINDS DETECTED AT THE AWOS SITE.
BE ALERT: SEE SPECIAL NOTICES - PORT VALDEZ AREA AND GENERAL NOTICES - THOMPSON PASS AVALANCHE CONTROL.
POTATO POINT WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
LDA/DME-H   download (266KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
 
Departure Procedures
NAKED FIVE   download (150KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
JMAAL THREE (OBSTACLE)   download (199KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (20 nm SW)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (45 nm SE)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (65 nm N)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (86 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (98 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:4111:41
Sunrise04:5412:54
Sunset22:2906:29
Evening civil twilight23:4207:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:59:29
Local (UTC-8)  17-May-2013 22:59:29
 
METAR
PAVD 180636Z 00000KT 10SM BKN004 OVC021 03/02 A2947 RMK AO1 P0003
TAF
PAVD 180536Z 1806/1906 00000KT 5SM -RASN BKN015 OVC030 FM181200 VRB03KT 1SM -SN OVC006 FM181800 VRB03KT 4SM -SN BKN015 OVC035 FM182200 VRB03KT 6SM -SHSN OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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