AirNav: PAKW - Klawock Airport

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Klawock Airport
Klawock, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 SEPTEMBER 2020

Location

FAA Identifier:	AKW
Lat/Long:	55-34-45.2000N 133-04-33.6000W 55-34.753333N 133-04.560000W 55.5792222,-133.0760000 (estimated)
Elevation:	79.7 ft. / 24.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	20E (2015)
From city:	2 miles NE of KLAWOCK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99925

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1975
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS:	JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility:	AKW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20;PAPI RYS 02 & 20; WINDSOCK & APRON LGTS - 122.25.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - 120.900.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	120.9
WX ASOS:	135.45 (907-755-2641)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/284.6 (ANNETTE ISLAND RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KETCHIKAN FSS ON FREQS 122.25 (KLAWOCK RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
KLAWOCK		at field		229		20E		AKW	.- -.- .--

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:

5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Double wheel:

100.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MKGS FADED.

Operational restrictions:

RY 02/20 SLOPES DOWN 55 FT- 65 FT FM EACH END TO CTR.

RUNWAY 2

RUNWAY 20

Latitude:

55-34.435537N

55-35.072610N

Longitude:

133-05.017330W

133-04.102370W

Elevation:

38.7 ft.

79.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

019 magnetic, 039 true

199 magnetic, 219 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

3 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline
4 FT HIGH BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RWY END 105 FT L OF CNTRLN.

2 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline
BRUSH UP TO 8 FT HIGH 0-200 FT FROM RWY THLD, 115 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone (907) 755-2229
Manager:	TIM LACOUR PO BOX 91 CRAIG, AK 99921-0091 Phone 907-755-2229

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		7
Single engine airplanes:		7

Aircraft operations: avg 80/week *
79%	air taxi
17%	transient general aviation
5%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017

Additional Remarks

A30A-20	700 FT HILL 2 MILES NE OF AER 20.
-	BIRDS; DEER & BEAR ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RECOMMEND DALGT OPNS ONLY.
-	IREG WIND CONDS.
-	ARPT CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GTW; EXCP PPR FM ARPT MANAGER 907-755-2229
-	WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	BE ALERT: HIGH LEVEL OF BIRD ACTIVITY AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. ALL BIRD ACTIVITY SHOULD BE REPORTED TO AMGR OR FSS.
-	RWY20 PAPI 3 DEG LEFT OF RCL UNUSABLE.
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -10C.
-	HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
-	BE ALERT DOWNDRAFT & TURB COND VCNTY TDZE RY 02 DUE TO TERRAIN & TREES EAST OF AER.
-	ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED.
-	CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 September 2020 at 0901Z to 08 October 2020 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20		download (353KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 02		download (324KB)
NDB/DME RWY 02		download (329KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (135KB)
Departure Procedures
TURTY FOUR (RNAV)		download (130KB)

KLAWOCK TWO (OBSTACLE)		download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (453KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (48 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (59 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (73 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (87 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Sep-2020

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:00	14:00
Sunrise	06:37	14:37
Sunset	18:54	02:54
Evening civil twilight	19:30	03:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Sep-2020 02:08:12
Local (UTC-8)	20-Sep-2020 18:08:12

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