FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OTZ |
| Lat/Long: | 66-53-04.9000N / 162-35-54.6000W 66-53.081667N / 162-35.910000W 66.8846944 / -162.5985000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of KOTZEBUE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99752 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OTZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 09/27 & MIRL RY 17/35 OPERS 0700-0000 OTR HRS ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT REIL & VASI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| ATIS: | 135.45 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-442-2279) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OTZr253/1.4 | | KOTZEBUE VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOTHAM | | 204/1.3 | | 356 | | 15E | | HHM | .... .... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5900 x 150 ft. / 1798 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 128.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity & 17/35 LGTS EXTEND 30 INCHES ABOVE GND. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.366167N | | 66-53.168270N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.560702W | | 162-34.150528W |
| Elevation: | 13.2 ft. | | 14.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 102 true | | 267 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway ROAD 30 FT FROM THR. | | 38 ft. hill, 800 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3876 x 90 ft. / 1181 x 27 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 66-53.106398N | | 66-52.489467N |
| Longitude: | 162-36.559432W | | 162-36.948197W |
| Elevation: | 11.2 ft. | | 10.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 194 true | | 359 magnetic, 014 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF-N REG 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99701 Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 164/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | 12% | local general aviation | | 3% | commercial | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNCTLD VEHICULAR TFC CROSSING ADJACENT TO RWY 09. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING BETWEEN HRS OF 2100-0600. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL/ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.UNCONTROLLED VEH ACCESS TO RY 17/35. |
| - | RY 17/35 ACFT OPERATIONS GREATER THAN 49 FT WINGSPAN APPROVED WITH PPR FROM AMGR. |
| - | PARKING AREA NOT LGTD. |
| - | RY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT CONDS DURING DAY OPERS ONLY 0700-2000. |
| - | TWYS AND RAMPS HAVE NUMEROUS DIPS AND ROUGH SURFACES. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (323KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 09 | |
download (270KB) |
| VOR/DME Y RWY 27 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR/DME Z RWY 27 | |
download (235KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (84KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWN - Noatak Airport (42 nm N)
PADE - Deering Airport (49 nm S)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (51 nm E)
PASK - Selawik Airport (64 nm E)
PABL - Buckland Airport (64 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in March 2008
Frontier Flying Services flight 8924 on short final to runway 9
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:16 | | 18:16 |
| Sunrise | | 10:21 | | 19:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:47 | | 01:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 02:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 13:26:53 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 04:26:53 |
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| METAR |
| PAOT | 081253Z 08008KT 10SM SCT030 SCT200 M18/M22 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP040 T11831217
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| TAF |
| PAOT | 081131Z 0812/0912 08008KT P6SM SCT030 FM090000 10010KT P6SM BKN080 OVC200
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| NOTAMs |
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