FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK42 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-36-03.1700N / 149-06-20.8400W
61-36.052833N / 149-06.347333W
61.6008806 / -149.1057889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 248 ft. / 76 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1995) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99645 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/2000 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| 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] |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ
FOR PERIMETER CALL - 907-746-8600. |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at PAQ (0.6 nm SE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (13 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (16 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr061/24.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 025/37.4 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 52 x 52 ft. / 16 x 16 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | VALLEY HOSPITAL ACCOCIATION, INC
PO BOX 1687
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-8600 |
| Manager: | TRACY LINK
PO BOX
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-746-8698 |
Additional Remarks
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK42.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (1 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (13 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (21 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (28 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (29 nm SW)
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Satellite photo at:
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:36 | | 17:36 |
| Sunrise | | 09:33 | | 18:33 |
| Sunset | | 15:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 18:43:58 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 25-Nov-2009 09:43:58 |
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| METAR |
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| PAAQ | 251753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A2922 RMK AO2 SLP891 T10721089 11067 21089 56007
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PAJV
9nm NE | 251550Z 01008KT 15SM FEW040 M02/M07 A2921 RMK NOSPECI
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PABV
16nm SW | 251816Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT110 M07/M09 A2924 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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| PAAQ | 251746Z 2518/2618 35005KT P6SM BKN090 FM252300 02005KT 6SM -SN SCT020 OVC045 FM260300 35005KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020 FM261000 36005KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC040
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