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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:55 | | 16:55 |
| Sunrise | | 08:44 | | 17:44 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 02:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 21:58:28 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 07-Nov-2009 12:58:28 |
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| METAR |
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| PAAQ | 072153Z 00000KT 10SM SCT025 BKN034 OVC060 M01/M08 A2911 RMK AO2 SLP855 T10111078
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PAJV
9nm NE | 071350Z 18003KT 8SM SCT035 BKN070 OVC090 00/M03 A2901 RMK NOSPECI
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PABV
16nm SW | 072136Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM SCT027 OVC040 M01/M09 A2914 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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| PAAQ | 071931Z 0720/0818 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 BKN070 TEMPO 0720/0722 BKN025 FM080300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080
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