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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 07-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:52	16:52
Sunrise	08:41	17:41
Sunset	16:40	01:40
Evening civil twilight	17:28	02:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2025 00:48:02
Local (UTC-9)	07-Nov-2025 15:48:02

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	080035Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM -SN BR M01/M01 A2947 RMK AO2 P0003 T10111011 TSNO $
PAFR 24nm NW	080025Z AUTO 33003KT 6SM BR OVC008 M02/M03 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP985 $
PAMR 26nm NW	072353Z 35007KT 10SM OVC008 M02/M03 A2946 RMK AO2 SLP978 60000 T10171033 11011 21022 53008
PAED 26nm NW	072355Z 01007KT 10SM BKN008 OVC015 M01/M04 A2945 RMK SLP971 60000 T10141038 11011 21019 50010 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	072200Z 0722/0904 36009KT 9999 -SHSN BKN009 BKN015 BKN025 620159 530406 QNH2939INS TEMPO 0805/0808 1400 -SN BR 620159 540555 BECMG 0809/0810 03004KT 9999 NSW SCT005 BKN030 BKN060 OVC100 620307 540604 QNH2943INS BECMG 0819/0820 36008KT 9999 FEW009 SCT180 QNH2979INS TXM01/0723Z TNM06/0813Z
PANC 29nm NW	072217Z 0722/0824 36008KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM080000 02006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM080400 03005KT 3SM -SN BKN025 OVC040 FM080900 01007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070

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