FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WSM |
| Lat/Long: | 67-24-16.4640N / 150-07-21.8700W
67-24.274400N / 150-07.364500W
67.4045733 / -150.1227417
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1180 ft. / 360 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SSW of WISEMAN, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0137] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION BY TREES. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PROSPECT | | 358/37.1 | | 340 | | 21E | | PPC | .--. .--. -.-. |
| CHANDALAR LAKE | | 239/38.5 | | 263 | | 22E | | CQR | -.-. --.- .-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 30 ft. / 610 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in poor condition
6 INCH ROCKS & 24 INCH GRASS ALONG RY SFC; 48 INCH SAPLINGS IN RY 02 SAFETY AREA. |
| Runway edge markings: | 02/20 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE MARKERS & CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | BE ALERT: BACKCOUNTRY STRIP IN MTN VALLEY; HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | no |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 116 ft. from runway, 94 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 155 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N REG
2301 PEGER RD, 2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JEFF RUSSELL
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2207 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 22/month * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 44% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SKI PLANE OPNS ONLY IN WINTER; SNOW REMOVAL NOT AVBL. |
| - | RY NOT MAINTAINED & CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | TREES TO 35 FT WITHIN 75 FT EACH SIDE OF RY CENTERLINE. |
| - | RECMD DOGLEG APPROACH RY 02 DUE TO HILL. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at WSM.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACX - Coldfoot Airport (9 nm S)
PABT - Bettles Airport (44 nm SW)
PAKP - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (57 nm NW)
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (78 nm SW)
PAWB - Beaver Airport (89 nm SE)
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 03:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 00:06 | | 08:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:04:35 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 23:04:35 |
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PABT
44nm SW | 180653Z 22008KT 10SM BKN075 OVC095 M06/M14 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP057 SHSN DSNT N AND DSNT NW T10561139
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PABT
44nm SW | 180532Z 1806/1906 22008KT P6SM FEW025 BKN080 BKN120 FM181200 24008KT P6SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC080 FM181800 20003KT 6SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC025 FM182200 22012KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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