FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 ft. / 7.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile SSW of KWETHLUK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99621 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 AND ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) RDO-CTL |
Airport Communications
- 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 |
| BETr074/11.2 | | BETHEL VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BETHEL | | 078/11.1 | | 344 | | 14E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 076/12.6 | | 251 | | 14E | | OSE | --- ... . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition HEAVES, RUTS, & EROSION CHANNELS ALONG RY SFC. RUTS AT RY ENDS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity LGTS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BRUSH AND GRASS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 60-47.672942N | | 60-47.167947N |
| Longitude: | 161-26.474530W | | 161-26.768635W |
| Elevation: | 25.0 ft. | | 25.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 196 true | | 002 magnetic, 016 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 48 ft. hill, 1230 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF C REG PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0751 |
| Manager: | DAVID CUMMINGS PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2495 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (205KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BETHEL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (138KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (17 nm W)
PAEE - Eek Airport (39 nm SW)
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 23:27 | | 07:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:37 | | 08:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:37:04 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:37:04 |
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| METAR |
PABE 10nm W | 180553Z 29006KT 10SM FEW036 OVC055 M04/M11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T10391106 11022 21039 53008
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| TAF |
PABE 10nm W | 180536Z 1806/1906 28007KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM181200 26011KT P6SM BKN015 FM182300 25012KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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