FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5A8 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-16-57.2220N / 158-37-03.6210W
59-16.953700N / 158-37.060350W
59.2825617 / -158.6176725
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 66 ft. / 20 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of ALEKNAGIK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99555 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1982 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | DILLINGHAM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-842-5275] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | DLG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, THE WINDSOCK IS BELOW THE TREE LINE AND MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLG (15 nm S): | 135.55 (907-842-2137) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLGr338/17.4 | | DILLINGHAM VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WOOD RIVER | | 338/17.1 | | 429 | | 15E | | BTS | -... - ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL PPR ONLY CALL 907-842-5988; CLOSED SS FRI TO SS SAT. |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2040 x 80 ft. / 622 x 24 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 15 /33 NSTD MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES AND THRESHOLD PANELS. THE THRESHOLD PANELS ARE FADED AND BADLY DAMAGED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 30 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
POUCH 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | DILLINGHAM ARPT MGR
BOX 214
DILLINGHAM, AK 99576
Phone 907-842-5511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 48/week * | | 60% | air taxi | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | FLOAT PLANES LANDING BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE ON THE ALEKNAGIK IN THE AREAS OF ALEKNAGIK LODGE & MOSQUITO POINT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER VESSELS OF ALL TYPES. |
| - | CAUTION: THE RY IS ELEVD ABOVE THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN, AND THERE IS NO SAFETY AREA AT THE THLD OF RY 33 AND ONLY A 30 FT SAFETY AREA AT THE THLD OF RY 15. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5A8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PADL - Dillingham Airport (15 nm S)
PAMB - Manokotak Airport (23 nm SW)
PANW - New Stuyahok Airport (39 nm E)
PAJZ - Koliganek Airport (49 nm NE)
PATG - Togiak Airport (56 nm W)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:29 | | 13:29 |
| Sunset | | 23:49 | | 07:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 01:12 | | 09:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:49:08 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 23:49:08 |
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PADL
14nm S | 050650Z 24007KT 25SM SCT250 16/12 A3026
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PAMB
22nm SW | 050656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3021 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO T01440116 SLP233 $
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PADL
14nm S | 050535Z 0506/0606 15005KT P6SM FEW030 TEMPO 0509/0512 BKN025 FM051200 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG BKN003 FM051700 16005KT P6SM SCT010 BKN020 FM052200 17009KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0507/0516
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