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AQY Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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
TEDr098/27.2ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

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: 60-58.008667N60-58.274000N
Longitude: 149-07.385833W149-06.935667W
Elevation: 134.0 ft.164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 015 magnetic, 040 true195 magnetic, 220 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 4 ft. brush, 105 ft. left of centerline6 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 2022

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 of AQY (Girdwood Airport)
Photo by Jonathan Tack
Photo taken 07-Aug-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4614:46
Sunrise07:3015:30
Sunset20:3304:33
Evening civil twilight21:1705:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 18:16:17
Local (UTC-8)  28-Mar-2024 10:16:17
 
METAR
PATO 
14nm SE 
281753Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM OVC013 02/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00171006 10017 20006 51006 TSNO
PAFR 
24nm NW 
281755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 01/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP127 60000 T00071006 10009 20004 51006 $
PAMR 
26nm NW 
281753Z 19005KT 10SM SCT017 OVC035 01/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 60000 T00111033 10011 20006 51006
PAED 
26nm NW 
281755Z 19003KT 10SM FEW012 BKN016 BKN027 BKN040 01/M02 A2987 RMK AO2A CIG 015 RWY24 SLP113 60000 4/010 T00111020 10015 20006 52006 $
TAF
PAED 
26nm NW 
281625Z 2816/2919 18004KT 9999 VCSH FEW002 SCT009 BKN025 OVC040 610256 QNH2984INS TEMPO 2816/2818 -RASN SCT002 BKN009 620091 620256 BECMG 2818/2819 VRB04KT 9999 VCSH FEW005 SCT025 BKN045 610452 QNH2987INS TEMPO 2819/2822 -DZ SCT005 OVC040 630402 BECMG 2822/2823 VRB04KT 9999 NSW FEW035 SCT050 QNH2980INS BECMG 2914/2915 36008KT 9999 BKN150 520208 QNH2969INS BECMG 2918/2919 01012KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 BKN120 610703 530208 QNH2969INS TX04/2901Z TN00/2912Z
PANC 
29nm NW 
281733Z 2818/2924 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 2818/2821 SCT015 BKN025 FM282100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM291800 05006KT P6SM OVC070 WS020/13040KT
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