FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 10-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 08:11 | | 17:11 |
Sunrise | | 09:06 | | 18:06 |
Sunset | | 15:16 | | 00:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 16:11 | | 01:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-Dec-2019 00:20:14 |
Local (UTC-9) | 10-Dec-2019 15:20:14 |
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METAR |
PAYA 5nm SW | 102353Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM -RA BKN025 OVC043 06/04 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP041 P0001 60021 T00560039 10056 20044 51005 TSNO
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TAF |
PAYA 5nm SW | 102239Z 1023/1118 08007KT P6SM -RA SCT029 OVC035 FM110500 09008KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM110900 09007KT P6SM BKN025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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NOTAMs |
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