AirNav: A68 - Situk Airport

A68

Situk Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020

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
YAKr039/4.9		YAKUTAT VOR/DME		113.30		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-May-2020

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	02:58	10:58
Sunrise	04:15	12:15
Sunset	22:16	06:16
Evening civil twilight	23:33	07:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-May-2020 17:06:03
Local (UTC-8)	29-May-2020 09:06:03

METAR

PAYA
5nm SW

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