FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VAK |
| Lat/Long: | 61-32-27.0430N / 165-36-03.2110W 61-32.450717N / 165-36.053517W 61.5408453 / -165.6008919 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 75 ft. / 23 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of CHEVAK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | BETHEL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | VAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND INDICATOR MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 AND ROTG BCN - 122.8. ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) NSTD WHITE FLASHING ROTG BCN. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (907-858-7600) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HPB (16 nm W): | 135.1 (907-758-4211) |
| WX ASOS at SCM (18 nm N): | 118.425 (907-558-5501) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CZF (19 nm NW): | PHONE 907-552-2869 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5 (CAPE ROMANZOF RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HPBr071/15.3 | | HOOPER BAY VOR/DME | | 115.20 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAPE ROMANZOF | | 132/18.3 | | 4 | | 13E | | CZF | -.-. --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition RY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY02: 0.4 UP NE. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 61-32.230520N | | 61-32.670893N |
| Longitude: | 165-36.353333W | | 165-35.753687W |
| Elevation: | 35.0 ft. | | 46.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 033 true | | 200 magnetic, 213 true |
| 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18W/36W
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 400 ft. / 610 x 122 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 18W | | RUNWAY 36W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF CENTRAL RGN PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | DAVID CUMMINGS 2016 AIRPORT ROAD BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2495 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | STRONG CROSS WIND AT THIS LCTN. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (88KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| FANCI ONE (RNAV) | |
download (127KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (66KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAHP - Hooper Bay Airport (16 nm W)
PACM - Scammon Bay Airport (18 nm N)
PACZ - Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport (19 nm NW)
PAOO - Toksook Bay Airport (62 nm S)
PAMO - Mountain Village Airport (64 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-May-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:11 | | 18:11 |
| Sunrise | | 09:58 | | 18:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:35 | | 03:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:23 | | 04:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 04:57:56 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 19:57:56 |
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| METAR |
| PAVA | 120451Z AUTO 04016KT 9SM -SN OVC016 M03/M04 A2892 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO
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PAHP 16nm W | 120436Z AUTO 05011KT 1 3/4SM BKN014 OVC030 M04/M04 A2889 RMK AO1 PNO
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PACM 18nm N | 120428Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT009 OVC032 M06/M07 A2894 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO P0001 $
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PACZ 19nm NW | 120355Z AUTO 07010G18KT 3SM SCT027 BKN033 OVC039 M02/M03 RMK AO1 887 T10171027
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| NOTAMs |
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