FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -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, 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 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:01 | | 17:01 |
| Sunrise | | 08:47 | | 17:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 02:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 03:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 05:37:49 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 20:37:49 |
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PATO
4nm W | 120453Z AUTO 13009G20KT 4SM -SN BR OVC015 02/00 A2924 RMK AO2 SLP902 P0005 T00170000 TSNO
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PAED
42nm NW | 1204/1310 35009KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2916INS BECMG 1219/1220 24010KT 8000 -SN BKN025 BKN070 600257 QNH2943INS BECMG 1305/1306 20015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT070 BKN100 520008 QNH2938INS T01/1303Z TM04/1309Z
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PANC
44nm NW | 112104Z 1121/1224 30009KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 WS020/13040KT FM121500 16014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM121800 17012G20KT 6SM -SN BKN035 FM122100 18010G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070
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