FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KWA |
| Lat/Long: | 08-43-12.4400N / 167-43-53.9800E
08-43.207333N / 167-43.899667E
8.7201222 / 167.7316611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 9 ft. / 3 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -12 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PKWA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-2130 |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| KWAJALEIN TOWER: | 126.2 360.2 [MON 1200-2000, TUE-SAT 0545-2130, OTR TIMES CTC BA, SE OPS 118.8] |
| KWAJALEIN APPROACH: | 126.2 360.2 [MON 1200-2000, TUE-SAT 0545-2130, CLSD SUN] |
| KWAJALEIN DEPARTURE: | 126.2 360.2 [MON 1200-2000, TUE-SAT 0545-2130, CLSD SUN] |
| BASE OPS: | 118.8 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
- ALL ACFT WITHIN 180 NM MAINTAIN CTC WITH APCH CTL 126.2.
- BASEOPS PROVIDES ADVISORY SERVICE 118.8 WHEN ATCT CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BUCHOLZ | | at field | | 359 | | 09E | | NDJ | -. -.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | FUEL CODE JP-5 |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6668 x 198 ft. / 2032 x 60 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 158.0 | | Double wheel: | 205.0 | | Double tandem: | 308.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 08-43.044000N | | 08-43.370500N |
| Longitude: | 167-43.370500E | | 167-44.429000E |
| Elevation: | 15.3 ft. | | 15.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Phone 703-806-4417 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 24 HR PPR THRU CMDR US ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL; P.O. BOX 26 APO AP 96555; ATTN: BASE OPS; C805-355-2131 CONUS DSN 254-2131; HI/C 471-1836 X2131; HI/DSN 480-2131. |
| - | AVOID RAIN CATCHMENTS ON N SIDE OF RWY AND TWY. |
| - | TACAN TOWER 75 FT HIGH LCTD 164 FT NORTH OF TWY E CNTRLN. |
| - | PORTIONS OF TWY E NOT VIS FM ATCT. |
| - | NUMEROUS TREES AND OTHER OBSTN WITHIN 300 FT S OF RY. |
| - | USE OF PARALLEL TWY A LMTD TO C-141 AND SMALLER ACFT. |
| - | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION MAY EXIST 24 HRS DAILY WITHIN 5 NM, FM SFC TO 30,000 FT. |
| - | RSTD: TWYS A AND E ARE WEIGHT RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACFT: B737, B757, B767, C-5, C-17, C-130, C-141, AND DC-8 BACK TAXI AND 180 DEG TURN ON RY WILL BE REQUIRED, FOR EITHER ARR OR DEP. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED FOR TWY A, IN ORDER TO ACCESS EXPLOSIVE CARGO PARKING LOCATIONS. |
| - | 250' TWR 8.5NM PKWA BRG 300DEG. |
| - | CTN-PILOTS HAVE EXPERIENCED VERTIGO DUR NGT OPERNS ESPECIALLY DUR PERIODS OF REDUCED VIS DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL CUES. |
| - | AFCT WITH EXPLOSIVE CARGO SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 0830-1730 LCL. |
| - | CAUTION: MEN EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RWY. |
| - | TRANSIT ALERT CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 0730-1930 LCL. |
| - | ARR/DEP SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED BETWEEN 1300-0730 LCL. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PKWA.
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 18:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 19:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:57 | | 06:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:18 | | 07:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 21:50:41 |
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| Local (UTC-12) | 09-Feb-2010 09:50:41 |
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| METAR |
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| PKWA | 092140Z AUTO 06022KT 10SM SCT022 BKN027 27/22 A2995
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| TAF |
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| PKWA | 091728Z 0918/1018 04020KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 0918/0920 BKN025 BKN040
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