FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-8469] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (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 |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 60-46.562000N | | 60-46.698333N |
| Longitude: | 148-43.384667W | | 148-42.973667W |
| Elevation: | 39.0 ft. | | 19.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 056 true | | 211 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. road, 75 ft. right of centerline | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | PAUL BERTHOLL
STATE OF AK DOT/PF
GIRDWOOD, AK 99587
Phone 907-783-2232 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 45/year * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
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://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | 30 FT TREES, 45 FT EACH SIDE OF RWY CENTERLINE, FULL LENGTH. |
| - | NO SCHEDULED MAINT. NO WINTER MAINT. CLSD FROM FIRST SNOWFALL TIL AFTER BREAKUP. |
| - | WHEN AVAILABLE HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS FROM PORTAGE VISITOR CTR. 135.45. LOCATED WEST SIDE OF PORTAGE PASS. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LDG. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 22 SLOPES UP 2% FROM WATER. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PAWR.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (40 nm NW)
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)
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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 22-Apr-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 13:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunset | | 21:32 | | 05:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:23 | | 06:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2018 04:09:46 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 22-Apr-2018 20:09:46 |
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| METAR |
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PATO
4nm W | 230353Z AUTO 12015G24KT 090V160 2 1/2SM RA OVC017 03/01 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 13032/0341 SLP058 P0017 T00330006 TSNO
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PAED
42nm NW | 221900Z 2219/2401 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 520307 QNH2955INS WND 01009KT AFT 2300 TEMPO 2300/2304 04010G18KT TX09/2303Z TN00/2311Z
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PANC
44nm NW | 222115Z 2221/2324 33004KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 BKN200 WS020/12035KT FM232200 17010G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN070
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