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AK1 Butte Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: AK1
Lat/Long: 61-31-49.1350N 149-01-03.4900W
61-31.818917N 149-01.058167W
61.5303153,-149.0176361
(estimated)
Elevation: 64 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99645

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, NSTD WINDSOCK; YELLOW IN COLOR & UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS at PAQ (4 nm NW): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (15 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (16 nm SW): 135.55 (907-688-0826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr076/27.2BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr033/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1806 x 50 ft. / 550 x 15 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in poor condition
RY WITH DIPS AND ROCKS TO 3 INCHS.
Operational restrictions: RY 07/25 EDGES AND THLDS UNMARKED.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-31.821000N61-31.816833N
Longitude: 149-01.368667W149-00.747667W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 61 ft. right of centerline31 ft. tree, 95 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTE AIRMANS ASSOC
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557
Manager: GERALD HUPPERT
4705 SOUTH MCKECHNIE LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-4557

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 47/month *
89% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

- ROAD RUNS ALONG NORTH & SOUTH SIDE OF RY.
- RY SAFETY AREA CLEARED 1800 FT X 200 FT.
- RY 07/25 CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED, VISUAL INSPECTION RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO LDG.
- 400 FT SAFETY AREA ON RY 07 END.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (4 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (15 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (24 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0913:09
Sunrise06:0414:04
Sunset21:4505:45
Evening civil twilight22:3906:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Apr-2024 01:35:19
Local (UTC-8)  24-Apr-2024 17:35:19
 
METAR
PAAQ 
5nm NW 		250053Z 10SM FEW070 14/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01391044 TSNO
PABV 
16nm SW 		250056Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT090 12/M01 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01221006
TAF
PAAQ 
5nm NW 		241721Z 2418/2518 34006KT P6SM SKC FM242100 15010KT P6SM FEW200 FM250000 15015G22KT P6SM SCT200 FM250900 35006KT P6SM BKN200
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