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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -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
TEDr098/27.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

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:	60-58.008667N	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

-	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
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:23	11:23
Sunrise	04:52	12:52
Sunset	23:13	07:13
Evening civil twilight	00:42	08:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Jul-2025 12:35:56
Local (UTC-8)	15-Jul-2025 04:35:56

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	151153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC035 08/07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP306 T00830072 10106 20083 52001 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	151220Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM BKN039 OVC046 12/11 A3042 RMK AO2 RAE20 SLP304 $
PAMR 26nm NW	151153Z 02003KT 10SM BKN030 OVC049 13/12 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP301 60004 70004 T01280117 10139 20122 51003
PAED 26nm NW	151155Z 00000KT 10SM SCT029 BKN040 BKN060 12/11 A3040 RMK AO2A SLP291 P0000 60005 70005 T01240111 10145 20122 52004

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	150500Z 1505/1611 VRB03KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN050 OVC060 620604 QNH3034INS BECMG 1509/1510 VRB03KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN020 OVC030 620604 QNH3040INS BECMG 1514/1515 24009KT 9999 NSW BKN035 620703 QNH3032INS WND VRB03KT AFT 1605 TX19/1600Z TN11/1513Z
PANC 29nm NW	151122Z 1512/1618 17006KT P6SM VCSH FEW010 SCT025 BKN045 TEMPO 1512/1514 BKN025 FM151800 24006KT P6SM FEW015 SCT040 BKN060 FM152200 29007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM160600 20006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

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