AirNav: 20K - Quail Creek Airport

20K

Quail Creek Airport
Quail Creek, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	20K
Lat/Long:	65-21-16.9900N 149-45-40.9600W 65-21.283167N 149-45.682667W 65.3547194,-149.7613778 (estimated)
Elevation:	1576 ft. / 480 m (estimated)
Variation:	27E (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of QUAIL CREEK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, DAMAGED AND UNRELIABLE WIND SOCK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 02.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	1650 x 30 ft. / 503 x 9 m
Surface:	turf/gravel, in poor condition SOFT WHEN WET; TREES UP TO 60 INCH, BRUSH & 36 INCH GRASS ON ENTIRE SFC.
Operational restrictions:	SLOPES DOWN TOWARD NORTH 3%.
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	65-21.416667N	65-21.149667N
Longitude:	149-45.628667W	149-45.736667W
Elevation:	1564.0 ft.	1576.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	63 ft. trees, 55 ft. right of centerline NUMEROUS TREES SURROUND RY 16 THLD.	56 ft. trees TREES AND BRUSH SURROUND RY 34 THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	AK DEPART OF NATURAL RESOURCES 3700 AIRPORT WAY FAIRBANKS, AK 99709-4699
Manager:	STUART PECHEK AK DEPART OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 3700 AIRPORT WAY FAIRBANKS, AK 99709-4699 Phone 907-451-2733

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 80/year *
62%	air taxi
38%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

-	RY NOT MAINTAINED RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LDG.
-	RY 16/34 LOCATED IN MTN RAVINE, EXPECT TURBULENT WINDS.
-	STEEP TURNING APPROACH REQUIRED EITHER DIRECTION.
-	NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RY ENDS.
-	RY SUITABLE ONLY FOR HIGH-WING, CONVENTIONAL GEARED ACFT, DUE TO BRUSH ENCHROACHMENT.
-	ROAD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 20K.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAML - Manley Hot Springs Airport (31 nm SW)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (51 nm S)
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (58 nm SE)
PATA - Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (60 nm W)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (62 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:30	12:30
Sunrise	05:40	13:40
Sunset	22:13	06:13
Evening civil twilight	23:23	07:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 10:17:44
Local (UTC-8)	25-Apr-2024 02:17:44

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