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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQY
Lat/Long:	60-58-08.4800N 149-07-09.6450W 60-58.141333N 149-07.160750W 60.9690222,-149.1193458 (estimated)
Elevation:	164 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of GIRDWOOD, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99587

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	907-783-2232
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes OVR GROWN.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TEDr098/27.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	THR REFLECTORS; EDGE MKR NA.
Operational restrictions:	200 FT SAFETY AREA BOTH ENDS.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	60-58.008667N	60-58.274000N
Longitude:	149-07.385833W	149-06.935667W
Elevation:	134.0 ft.	164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	015 magnetic, 040 true	195 magnetic, 220 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Obstructions:	4 ft. brush, 105 ft. left of centerline	6 ft. brush, 81 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0770
Manager:	PAUL BERTHOLL STATE OF ALASKA DOT/PF GIRDWOOD, AK 99587 Phone 907-783-2232

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
-	100 FT CABLE FM HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	DALGT HANG GLIDER & PARASAIL ACT 2 NM NE & ON ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (24 nm NW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (26 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (28 nm NW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (38 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:21	16:21
Sunrise	09:06	17:06
Sunset	18:15	02:15
Evening civil twilight	19:00	03:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Oct-2026 08:00:00
Local (UTC-8)	26-Oct-2026 00:00:00

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	260753Z AUTO 11003KT 1SM BR VV003 M01/M01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 I1000 T10061011 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	260705Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM SCT043 03/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 $
PAMR 26nm NW	260753Z 19007KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00560017
PAED 26nm NW	260655Z 20005KT 10SM FEW050 05/01 A3018 RMK AO2A SLP217 T00490008 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	260500Z 2605/2711 14003KT 9999 FEW025 BKN045 620456 QNH3016INS BECMG 2608/2609 14003KT 9000 -RA SCT025 OVC040 620406 QNH3015INS BECMG 2620/2621 13003KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 OVC050 620406 QNH3017INS TX06/2700Z TN03/2608Z
PANC 29nm NW	260525Z 2606/2712 16011G22KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN035 FM260800 17012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM261400 17017G27KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 FM270000 18010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM270300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015

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