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PAFS

Nikolai Airport
Nikolai, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FSP
Lat/Long:	63-01-06.8120N 154-21-30.3770W 63-01.113533N 154-21.506283W 63.0185589,-154.3584381 (estimated)
Elevation:	447.3 ft. / 136.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (2020)
From city:	1 mile NE of NIKOLAI, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99691

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	FSP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes BRUSH INSIDE OF SEGMENTED CRC.
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P:	118.325 (907-293-2002)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 128.1/353.8 (MC GRATH RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MCGr064/34.4		MC GRATH VORTAC		115.50		19E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
TAKOTNA RIVER		066/33.0		350		16E		VTR	...- - .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity MULT LGTS BROKEN ENTIRE LEN. BRUSH & GRASS OBSC LGTS.
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	63-00.966175N	63-01.260843N
Longitude:	154-22.151878W	154-20.860590W
Elevation:	445.4 ft.	447.2 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	049 magnetic, 063 true	229 magnetic, 243 true
Markings:	none, in fair condition	none, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	10 ft. brush, 139 ft. left of centerline	10 ft. brush, 12 ft. from runway, 92 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0782
Manager:	STEFFEN STRICK PO BOX 21 MCGRATH, AK 99627 Phone 907-524-3241

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
-	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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (204KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23		download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (253KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (34 nm W)
PATL - Tatalina LRRS Airport (45 nm W)
PAMH - Minchumina Airport (76 nm NE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:42	12:42
Sunrise	05:51	13:51
Sunset	22:55	06:55
Evening civil twilight	00:05	08:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Aug-2025 07:12:01
Local (UTC-8)	06-Aug-2025 23:12:01

METAR

PAFS

070701Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP052 T01940083

TAF

PAMC
34nm W

070527Z 0706/0806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM071200 00000KT P6SM BKN100 FM072200 VRB04KT P6SM OVC050

NOTAMs

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