FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z55 |
| Lat/Long: | 62-17-26.8400N / 146-34-34.7700W
62-17.447333N / 146-34.579500W
62.2907889 / -146.5763250
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2477 ft. / 755 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of LAKE LOUISE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99588 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GKNr262/32.6 | | GULKANA VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLENNALLEN | | 257/31.5 | | 248 | | 23E | | GLA | --. .-.. .- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 13/31 NSTD MKGS; RY MKD WITH REFLECTIVE WHITE MARKERS ENTIRE LENGTH OF RY, REFLECTIVE BLUE MARKERS ON TWY. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-N RGN
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JOHN HOFFMAN
PO BOX 7
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Phone 907-822-3222 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | NO RADIO AVBL FOR CLOSING FLIGHT PLANS. |
| - | NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | FLOAT PLANE ACTIVITY ON LAKE LOUISE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z55.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (32 nm E)
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (70 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (82 nm SW)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (85 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (94 nm SW)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:57 | | 16:57 |
| Sunrise | | 08:46 | | 17:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:08:45 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 16:08:45 |
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PAZK
27nm SW | 120056Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM BKN037 BKN045 M03/M04 A2916 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAGK
33nm E | 120053Z 03006KT 10SM FEW040 SCT065 SCT090 BKN140 BKN180 00/M09 A2925 RMK AO2 SLP927 ACSL E OMTNS T00001089 $
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PAGK
33nm E | 111737Z 1118/1218 04007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM120600 12007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM121200 15012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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