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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 DECEMBER 2021

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQY
Lat/Long:	60-58-08.4800N 149-07-09.6450W 60-58.141333N 149-07.160750W 60.9690222,-149.1193458 (estimated)
Elevation:	164 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of GIRDWOOD, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99587

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	907-783-2232
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TEDr098/27.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	NSTD MKGS RYS 02 & 20 THLDS MKD BY REFLECTORS. RY EDGES UNMARKED.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	60-58.008667N	60-58.274000N
Longitude:	149-07.385833W	149-06.935667W
Elevation:	134.0 ft.	164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	015 magnetic, 040 true	195 magnetic, 220 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Obstructions:	4 ft. brush, 105 ft. left of centerline	6 ft. brush, 81 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0770
Manager:	PAUL BERTHOLL STATE OF ALASKA DOT/PF GIRDWOOD, AK 99587 Phone 907-783-2232

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		26
Single engine airplanes:		21
Helicopters:		5

Aircraft operations: avg 77/week *
50%	air taxi
25%	transient general aviation
25%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	200 FT SAFETY AREA AT EACH END RY 02/20.
-	FOR WSO PHONE 271-3491.
-	PARAGLIDING ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	CABLE 100 FT AGL RUNS FROM NEW HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN.
-	SEASONAL HANG GLIDER AND PARASAIL ACTIVITY 2 NM NE OF ARPT DURING DALGT HRS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (24 nm NW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (26 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (28 nm NW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (38 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Dec-2021

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:57	17:57
Sunrise	09:56	18:56
Sunset	15:41	00:41
Evening civil twilight	16:41	01:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Dec-2021 14:32:19
Local (UTC-9)	09-Dec-2021 05:32:19

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	091353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M12/M13 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP998 T11221133 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	091358Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC043 M10/M12 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP985 T11011116 PNO $
PAMR 26nm NW	091353Z 02006KT 10SM BKN018 OVC035 M07/M11 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP990 T10721106 $
PAED 26nm NW	091356Z 01009KT 10SM -SG BKN017 OVC039 M08/M10 A2948 RMK AO2A SGB49 SLPNO P0000 T10801101 $

TAF

PAED
26nm NW

082352Z 0823/1001 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH OVC050 610505 510208 QNH2944INS BECMG 0901/0902 VRB06KT 9000 -SN OVC040 620406 510208 QNH2951INS BECMG 0903/0904 VRB06KT 6000 -SN BR FEW005 BKN009 OVC090 620099 510208 QNH2952INS TEMPO 0904/0906 0800 SHSN BECMG 0908/0909 VRB06KT 9000 BR VCFG BKN007 OVC090 620071 620901 QNH2952INS BECMG 0911/0912 35010G20KT 1600 DRSN OVC003 620031 QNH2920INS TEMPO 0912/0918 33015G25KT 0800 BLSN 510002 530208 BECMG 0918/0919 02009KT 9999 NSW FEW005 BKN080 620802 QNH2920INS TEMPO

PANC
29nm NW

081736Z 0818/0924 12005KT P6SM FEW070 FM082200 02005KT P6SM VCSH OVC045 FM090000 02005KT 3SM -SN BR OVC030 FM090300 01004KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM090600 36006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060

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