FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z17 |
| Lat/Long: | 63-08-45.7350N / 156-31-47.5140W
63-08.762250N / 156-31.791900W
63.1460375 / -156.5298650
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 575 ft. / 175 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 22E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1947 |
| 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: | yes, WINDSOCK POLE LEANING - WEST END. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MCGr276/27.6 | | MC GRATH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TAKOTNA RIVER | | 275/29.0 | | 350 | | 19E | | VTR | ...- - .-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2520 x 100 ft. / 768 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in poor condition
SHARP ROCKS 2 IN X 6 IN ON RY SFC. RIDGES, RUTS, & EQPT TRACKS ON RY SFC 2 IN X 4 IN DEEP. STANDING WATER ON RY SFC AFTER RAIN. SAFETY AREAS ON RY EDGES VERY ROUGH.
PUDDLES ON RY, WEST END CAPABLE OF FLOODING. BOTH ENDS OF RY SOFT SAND. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 275 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 10:1 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 99619-6900
Phone 907-269-0782 |
| Manager: | DOUG LYMAN
PO BOX 21
MC GRATH, AK 99627
Phone 907-524-3241 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 15/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY NOT MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE; RCMD INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z17.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (28 nm SE)
PAFS - Nikolai Airport (59 nm E)
PAHX - Shageluk Airport (87 nm W)
PAKV - Kaltag Airport (92 nm NW)
PAGA - Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (96 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 15-Sep-2006
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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 05:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 23:29 | | 07:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 01:03 | | 09:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:45:09 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:45:09 |
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| METAR |
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PATL
21nm SE | 180555Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM BKN049 M06/M17 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP126 T10561173 11055 21079 52016 $
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PAMC
27nm SE | 180553Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM FEW060 M03/M16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP108 T10331161 11028 21039 51015 TSNO
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