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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 OVR GROWN.

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

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	THR REFLECTORS; EDGE MKR NA.
Operational restrictions:	200 FT SAFETY AREA BOTH ENDS.
	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

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
-	100 FT CABLE FM HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	DALGT HANG GLIDER & PARASAIL ACT 2 NM NE & ON ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (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 14-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:56	16:56
Sunrise	08:41	17:41
Sunset	17:40	02:40
Evening civil twilight	18:26	03:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Feb-2026 03:08:53
Local (UTC-9)	14-Feb-2026 18:08:53

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	150253Z AUTO 27006KT 4SM -SN BR FEW018 OVC036 M01/M02 A3003 RMK AO2 SNB53 SLP171 P0000 60000 T10061017 53011 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	150255Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -SN BR BKN007 M04/M05 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP203 P0000 60001 T10421053 52040 $
PAMR 26nm NW	150253Z 10004KT 2SM -SN BR FEW017 BKN065 OVC080 M04/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 P0000 60000 I3000 T10391050 51027 $
PAED 26nm NW	150255Z 09004KT 4SM -SN BR FEW007 SCT015 BKN070 M04/M05 A3010 RMK AO2A SLP192 P0000 60001 T10391055 52038 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	150130Z 1501/1604 33005KT 2400 -FZDZSG BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC020 660001 640155 QNH2997INS BECMG 1503/1504 01003KT 9999 VCSH FEW005 SCT015 BKN045 620453 QNH2998INS BECMG 1505/1506 33003KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT050 SCT100 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1506/1508 3200 BCFG FEW001 BECMG 1513/1514 06005KT 9999 FEW045 SCT070 BKN100 QNH3033INS TXM02/1504Z TNM09/1513Z
PANC 29nm NW	142136Z 1422/1524 VRB06KT 3SM -SN OVC006 TEMPO 1422/1424 2SM -FZDZSN FM150400 36007KT 6SM BR OVC035

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