FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IEM |
| Lat/Long: | 60-46-37.9650N / 148-43-17.6790W
60-46.632750N / 148-43.294650W
60.7772125 / -148.7215775
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WHITTIER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 1480 x 58 ft. / 451 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition
RY 03/21 ROCKS UP TO 4 IN ON RY WITH 2 IN TALL GRASS GROWING ON SFC. STANDING WATER ON RY AFTER RAIN. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| 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 907-269-0783 |
| Manager: | LARRY BUSHNELL
STATE OF AK DOT/PF
GIRDWOOD, AK 99587
Phone 907-783-2232 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/month * | | 91% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APCH TO RWY 21 OVER WATER. |
| - | FOR TKOF USE RY 03 ONLY; FOR LDGS USE RY 21 ONLY. FIRST 130 FT OF RY 03 UNUSBL; PILE OF LARGE ROCKS LCTD APCH END RY 03. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
| - | 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. |
| - | RWY 03 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 (42 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (44 nm NW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (50 nm N)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (53 nm NW)
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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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:30 | | 17:30 |
| Sunrise | | 09:24 | | 18:24 |
| Sunset | | 15:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 18:03:22 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 25-Nov-2009 09:03:22 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWR | 251747Z 00000KT 20SM OVC050 01/M03 A2921 RMK SLP892 NOSPECI
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PATO
4nm W | 251753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 M03/M03 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP890 T10281028 11011 21028 56004 TSNO
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PANC
44nm NW | 251746Z 2518/2624 07004KT P6SM BKN120 FM252300 35005KT P6SM -SN SCT035 OVC060 FM260300 VRB04KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025 FM260800 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 FM261500 04006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090
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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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