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PAWR Whittier Airport
Whittier, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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

CTAF: 122.9

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: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 26 ft. road, 185 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clearnone

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 RY 22 OVER WATER. DISTANCE FROM WATER TO THLD PANELS 205 FT.
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 of PAWR (Whittier Airport)
Photo by Dean Cully, August 2004

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0413:04
Sunrise05:5913:59
Sunset22:0006:00
Evening civil twilight22:5506:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 03:43:35
Local (UTC-8)  12-Aug-2013 19:43:35
 
METAR
PATO 
4nm W 
130253Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01560089 56004 TSNO
TAF
PAED 
42nm NW 
1222/1402 VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 BKN110 QNH2997INS BECMG 1314/1315 VRB06KT 9999 SCT005 BKN160 QNH2996INS BECMG 1319/1320 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 QNH2995INS TX18/1302Z TN11/1314Z AMD 122230
PANC 
44nm NW 
121907Z 1219/1324 01003KT P6SM BKN004 OVC011 FM122100 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM130000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM131300 00000KT P6SM BCFG FEW005 BKN150 FM131900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150
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