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PAVC King Cove Airport
King Cove, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: KVC
Lat/Long: 55-06-58.9830N 162-15-59.5280W
55-06.983050N 162-15.992133W
55.1163842,-162.2665356
(estimated)
Elevation: 148.9 ft. / 45.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (2020)
From city: 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99612

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: KVC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P: 118.325 (907-497-4279)
WX ASOS at CDB (17 nm W): 135.75 (907-532-2639)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CDBr108/19.6COLD BAY VORTAC112.6010E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELFEE111/20.934110EELF . .-.. ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3500 x 115 ft. / 1067 x 35 m
Surface: turf/gravel, in good condition
SOFT DURG SPRING & AFT HVY RAIN.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 55-06.973797N55-06.992260N
Longitude: 162-16.493463W162-15.490812W
Elevation: 146.0 ft.144.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 078 magnetic, 088 true258 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: , in fair condition, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.		4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 7 ft. brush, 115 ft. left of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.		12 ft. brush, 115 ft. left and right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
1500 ANTON LARSON ROAD
KODIAK, AK 99615-6900
Phone 907-487-4952
Manager: RUSSELL RUTA
BOX 97
COLD BAY, AK 99571
Phone 907-532-5000

Additional Remarks

- +16 KT WIND NE, E & NW QUADS; WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON W OF RWY 08.
- COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -8C.
- RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.
- SVC - 907-497-2683.

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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (281KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (147KB)
 
COLD BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (405KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PACD - Cold Bay Airport (17 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (61 nm E)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (65 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4017:40
Sunrise09:2118:21
Sunset17:4602:46
Evening civil twilight18:2703:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Nov-2026 01:06:14
Local (UTC-9)  14-Nov-2026 16:06:14
 
METAR
PAVC 150056Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM UP SCT022 BKN033 OVC048 02/M02 A2952 RMK AO2 RAB30E53UPB53 SLP998 P0000 T00221017 FZRANO
PACD 
16nm W 		150053Z 14017G23KT 10SM OVC070 02/01 A2945 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/0024 RAB2358E31UPB31E48 SLP973 P0000 T00220006 $
TAF
PACD 
16nm W 		141725Z 1418/1518 VRB06KT P6SM BKN050 FM150000 15014KT 6SM -RASN SCT015 OVC025 FM150300 23015KT 6SM -RASN BR OVC015 FM150900 24015KT P6SM VCSH BKN025
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