FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JULY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | A68 |
| Lat/Long: | 59-33-10.3350N / 139-30-36.8000W
59-33.172250N / 139-30.613333W
59.5528708 / -139.5102222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 60 ft. / 18 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE of YAKUTAT, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | YAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at YAK (5 nm SW): | 135.75 (907-784-3564) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YAKr039/4.9 | | YAKUTAT VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OCEAN CAPE | | 065/6.7 | | 385 | | 20E | | OCC | --- -.-. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2150 x 10 ft. / 655 x 3 m
20 FT USABLE, 10 FT EITHER SIDE OF CNTRLN. REMAINDER EITHER SIDE SOFT. |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
7 FT LEVEL ALONG EACH SIDE OF RY CNTRLN. REMAINDER 4 INCHES HIGHER, SOFT & UNEVEN. SOME RUTS OVER 12 INCHES; STANDING WATER AFTER RAIN. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 13/31 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 59-33.331167N | | 59-33.013333N |
| Longitude: | 139-30.764500W | | 139-30.462167W |
| Elevation: | 60.0 ft. | | 58.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 80 ft. left and right of centerline | | 70 ft. tree, 120 ft. left and right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3359 |
| Manager: | USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3359 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 130/year * | | 62% | air taxi | | 38% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY SAFETY AREA 75 FT WIDE FULL LENGTH WITH GROUND RISING AND FALLING OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CNTRLN CONTROL. |
| - | TREES BTN 50 FT -120 FT BORDER AIRSTRIP SAFETY AREA. |
| - | NUMEROUS BALD EAGLES FISH AND MATE ABOVE RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at A68.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAYA - Yakutat Airport (5 nm SW)
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Times for 22-Jul-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 04:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 22:08 | | 06:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:15 | | 07:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jul-2019 09:22:18 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 22-Jul-2019 01:22:18 |
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PAYA
5nm SW | 220853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC003 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 60003 T01390133 401720128 53006 TSNO $
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PAYA
5nm SW | 220526Z 2206/2306 31005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN100 TEMPO 2206/2208 BKN008 FM220800 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN010 FM221200 VRB02KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM222000 30005KT P6SM FEW008 OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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