FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IEM |
| Lat/Long: | 60-46-37.8100N / 148-43-10.7500W
60-46.630167N / 148-43.179167W
60.7771694 / -148.7196528
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 39 ft. / 12 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WHITTIER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99631 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | IEM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WIND INDICATOR MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 1480 x 60 ft. / 451 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition
RY 04/22 ROCKS UP TO 4 IN ON RY WITH 2 IN TALL GRASS GROWING ON SFC. STANDING WATER ON RY AFTER RAIN. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Elevation: | 39.0 ft. | | 19.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. road, 185 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOT/PF CENTRAL REG
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | LARRY BUSHNELL
STATE OF AK DOT/PF
GIRDWOOD, AK 99587
Phone 907-783-2232 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 64/month * | | 91% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APCH TO RWY 22 OVER WATER. |
| - | FOR TKOF USE RY 04 ONLY; FIRST 130 FT OF RY 04 UNUSBL. PILE OF LARGE ROCKS LCTD APCH END RY 04. FOR LDGS USE RY 22 ONLY; GO AROUND UNLIKELY. |
| - | WHITTIER AND PORTAGE GLACIER WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | NO SCHEDULED MAINT. NO WINTER MAINT. CLSD FROM FIRST SNOWFALL TIL AFTER BREAKUP. |
| - | WHEN AVBL WEA RPRTS HRLY ONLY. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LDG. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY IN ARPT AREA. |
| - | RY 04 SLOPES TOWARDS WATER AT -2%. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PAWR.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (42 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (43 nm NW)
PAWD - Seward Airport (44 nm SW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (44 nm NW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (50 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dean Cully, August 2004
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 22:36 | | 06:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:46 | | 07:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:04:17 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 23:04:17 |
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PATO
4nm W | 180653Z AUTO 30004KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC007 00/00 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP988 P0006 T00000000 TSNO
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PAED
42nm NW | 1804/1910 34006KT 4800 -SN OVC011 620119 QNH2946INS TEMPO 1804/1810 1600 -SN OVC007 620079 BECMG 1810/1811 32006KT 9999 VCSH SCT007 BKN025 OVC035 600258 QNH2954INS BECMG 1900/1901 30006KT 9999 NSW BKN040 OVC060 600406 QNH2992INS T03/1823Z TM05/1812Z
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PANC
44nm NW | 180536Z 1806/1912 01010KT 1SM -SN BKN005 OVC015 TEMPO 1808/1810 1/2SM SN FZFG BKN003 FM181000 34010KT 1/2SM SN FZFG BKN003 OVC012 FM181800 35011KT 4SM -SN BKN010 OVC025 FM182100 34008KT 6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM191000 31006KT P6SM VCFG SCT045
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