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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 10-May-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:21	12:21
Sunrise	05:24	13:24
Sunset	22:21	06:21
Evening civil twilight	23:25	07:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-May-2026 01:12:16
Local (UTC-8)	10-May-2026 17:12:16

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	110053Z AUTO 15008G20KT 120V190 6SM -RA BR FEW030 OVC037 05/03 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP011 P0005 T00500033 TSNO $
PAFR 24nm NW	110055Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM OVC006 05/04 A2954 RMK AO2 RAE05RAB44E54 SLP007 P0000 T00460036 $
PAMR 26nm NW	110053Z 23007KT 10SM -RA BKN007 OVC013 05/03 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP005 P0005 T00500033 $
PAED 26nm NW	110055Z 26013KT 10SM -RA SCT005 BKN014 OVC035 05/03 A2952 RMK AO2A SLP994 P0003 T00450033 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	102100Z 1021/1203 34008KT 9999 BKN030 OVC050 620307 QNH2930INS BECMG 1023/1024 22010G15KT 9000 -RA BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC025 640159 QNH2945INS TEMPO 1101/1106 BKN005 BKN010 OVC015 BECMG 1106/1107 22010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 BKN060 640307 QNH2966INS BECMG 1110/1111 25009KT 9999 NSW BKN080 620802 QNH2979INS BECMG 1118/1119 18015G30KT 9999 BKN065 BKN200 620655 530005 QNH2999INS TX09/1022Z TN04/1112Z
PANC 29nm NW	102108Z 1021/1124 16010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC070 FM102200 20012G20KT P6SM -SHRA SCT007 OVC035 FM110300 17012G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN060 FM110600 15015G25KT P6SM BKN060

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