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PAVL

Kivalina Airport
Kivalina, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	KVL
Lat/Long:	67-44-10.1000N 164-33-48.6000W 67-44.168333N 164-33.810000W 67.7361389,-164.5635000 (estimated)
Elevation:	18.4 ft. / 5.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15E (2005)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	KVL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - 122.8.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS:	135.8 (907-645-2160)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.55 (KIVALINA RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
NOATAK		274/37.6		414		11E		OQK	--- --.- -.-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
Runway edge markings:	RY 12/30 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Latitude:	67-44.349217N	67-43.988933N
Longitude:	164-34.251217W	164-33.368300W
Elevation:	16.1 ft.	17.8 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	122 magnetic, 137 true	302 magnetic, 317 true
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	ALVIN WERNEKE BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
100%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

-	APCH TO RY 30 OVR TOWN.
-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	ACFT PARKING APRON LCTD 1500 FT S OF RY 30 THR; OLD RY USED AS TWY TO PARKING APRON.
-	BIRDS INVOF DUMP ON APCH TO RY 12.
-	BE ALERT RY 12/30 HAS NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS MAY THRU OCT.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12		download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30		download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (96KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (197KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWN - Noatak Airport (38 nm E)
PAPO - Point Hope Airport (62 nm NW)
PAOT - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (68 nm SE)
PALU - Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (76 nm NW)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (96 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:37	13:37
Sunrise	06:51	14:51
Sunset	23:04	07:04
Evening civil twilight	00:18	08:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 05:56:23
Local (UTC-8)	18-Apr-2024 21:56:23

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