FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5BK |
| Lat/Long: | 63-32-06.5270N / 145-51-39.1900W 63-32.108783N / 145-51.653167W 63.5351464 / -145.8608861 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2125 ft. / 648 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99731 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no, WIND GNTR DAMAGED, NOT RELIABLE FOR WIND DRCTN INDICATOR |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BIGr165/28.4 | | BIG DELTA VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DELTA JUNCTION | | 166/29.7 | | 347 | | 23E | | DJN | -.. .--- -. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2250 x 40 ft. / 686 x 12 m NORTH 1100 FT OF RY UNUSABLE OVERGROAWN WITH 4 -6 FT BRUSH. |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in poor condition ROCKS TO 5 IN, WEEDS TO 1.5 FT, RUTS & POTHOLES ON RY SFC. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. pole, 110 ft. from runway, 55 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BUREAU OF LAND MGMT P.O. BOX 147 GLENALLEN, AK 99588 Phone 907-822-3217 |
| Manager: | BRENDA BECKER P.O. BOX 147 GLENALLEN, AK 99588 Phone 907-822-3217 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 110/year * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 45% | military | | 9% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 14/32 RUNS PARALLEL TO HIWAY. |
| - | ARPT NOT MAINTAINED OCCASIONAL MILITARY HELICOPTER USE. |
| - | SUAIS - 125.3 (1-800-758-8723). |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | WIND GENERATOR DAMAGED, NOT RELIABLE FOR WIND DRCTN INDICATOR. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5BK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (28 nm N)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (75 nm NW)
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (79 nm E)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (84 nm S)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (91 nm NW)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 27-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:39 | | 17:39 |
| Sunrise | | 09:44 | | 18:44 |
| Sunset | | 15:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Nov-2009 22:01:09 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 27-Nov-2009 13:01:09 |
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| METAR |
PABI 28nm N | 272153Z 11026G36KT 9SM FEW100 BKN130 OVC200 M02/M09 A2918 RMK AO2 PK WND 11042/2057 SLP907 BLSN VC T10171094
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PAXK 32nm S | 272055Z 36005KT 15SM BKN070 M05/M09 A2912 RMK NOSPECI
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