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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 -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 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 08-May-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:28	12:28
Sunrise	05:30	13:30
Sunset	22:16	06:16
Evening civil twilight	23:18	07:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-May-2026 11:37:41
Local (UTC-8)	08-May-2026 03:37:41

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	081053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN025 OVC034 03/00 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00330000 TSNO $
PAFR 24nm NW	081115Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM OVC050 04/01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 $
PAMR 26nm NW	081053Z 04006KT 10SM FEW050 OVC060 04/00 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T00390000
PAED 26nm NW	081055Z 03004KT 10SM SCT043 OVC060 04/01 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP115 T00440005

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	080500Z 0805/0911 32006KT 9999 SCT055 BKN070 620703 QNH2991INS BECMG 0906/0907 36006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT040 BKN050 OVC080 620505 QNH2942INS TX11/0904Z TN04/0811Z
PANC 29nm NW	080530Z 0806/0912 15011G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM081200 16004KT P6SM SCT025 OVC060 FM081900 35006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC060 FM090300 15007KT P6SM OVC060

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