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 |
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| MINERAL CREEK | | 060/3.2 | | 524 | | 19E | | MNL | -- -. .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 61-07.972048N | | 61-08.133775N |
| Longitude: | 146-15.776087W | | 146-13.595335W |
| Elevation: | 50.0 ft. | | 121.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 081 true | | 242 magnetic, 261 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 | | TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 77 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 |
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| 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 |
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| LDA/DME-H | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NAKED FIVE | |
download (150KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of DuBoisAviation.com
Photo taken 11-Jul-2012
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Valdez Pioneer Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 04:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 22:29 | | 06:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:42 | | 07:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:59:29 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:59:29 |
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| METAR |
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| PAVD | 180636Z 00000KT 10SM BKN004 OVC021 03/02 A2947 RMK AO1 P0003
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| TAF |
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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