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PFKW Kwethluk Airport
Kwethluk, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: KWT
Lat/Long: 60-47-25.2000N 161-26-37.3000W
60-47.420000N 161-26.621667W
60.7903333,-161.4436944
(estimated)
Elevation: 25.3 ft. / 7.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2010)
From city: 1 mile SSW of KWETHLUK, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99621

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: KWT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P: 120.000 (907-868-7313)
WX AWOS-3P at Z13 (8 nm N): 118.0 (907-269-2870)
WX ASOS at BET (12 nm W): 135.45 (907-560-7632)
WX AWOS-3P at WNA (17 nm W): 121.425 (907-868-7317)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC IN FREQS 125.2/ 372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BETr074/11.2BETHEL VORTAC114.1014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OSCARVILLE079/12.625111EOSE --- ... .

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
HEAVES, RUTS & EROSION CHANNELS ALONG RWY SFC.
RUTS AT RWY ENDS.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
LGTS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BRUSH AND GRASS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 60-47.672942N60-47.167947N
Longitude: 161-26.474530W161-26.768635W
Elevation: 25.0 ft.25.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 182 magnetic, 196 true002 magnetic, 016 true
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. brush, 40 ft. right of centerline10 ft. brush, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

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 907-269-0749
Manager: JOSEPH LARAUX
PO BOX 505
BETHEL, AK 99559
Phone (907) 543-2498
907-543-2498

Additional Remarks

- WEEDS IN FRONT OF BOTH PAPI INDICATORS.
- WINDSOCKS MAY BE UNRELIABLE
- RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- NUMEROUS ARPTS IN THE VICINITY.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (240KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BETHEL TWO (RNAV)   download (121KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFZK - Akiachak Airport (8 nm N)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (17 nm W)
  
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From to PFKW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:3618:36
Sunrise10:3319:33
Sunset16:3801:38
Evening civil twilight17:3502:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Dec-2025 00:07:51
Local (UTC-9)  03-Dec-2025 15:07:51
 
METAR
PFKW 032356Z AUTO 03014G22KT 9SM -SN OVC006 M08/M08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP100 P0000 60000 T10781083 11078 21083 52010 FZRANO $
PFZK 
8nm N 		032356Z AUTO 03011G17KT 10SM OVC008 A2983 RMK AO2 SNE2258 SLPNO P0000 60000 52010 FZRANO $
PABE 
10nm W 		032353Z 03021G28KT 6SM -FZRA BR OVC008 M08/M10 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 03031/2254 SLP101 P0000 60002 I1000 I6000 T10831100 11078 21083 53009
PANA 
17nm W 		032356Z AUTO 05015G25KT 3SM -SN BR SCT009 BKN045 OVC050 M08/M09 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 P0000 60000 T10781089 11078 21078 51012 FZRANO TSNO
TAF
PABE 
10nm W 		031729Z 0318/0418 02020G30KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC035 TEMPO 0318/0320 6SM BR BKN020 FM032000 02020G30KT 5SM -FZRASN OVC010 FM040000 02022G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM040400 02022G30KT P6SM OVC045
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