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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 30-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:31	17:31
Sunrise	09:21	18:21
Sunset	16:59	01:59
Evening civil twilight	17:48	02:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2026 20:00:08
Local (UTC-9)	30-Jan-2026 11:00:08

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	301953Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM -RA BKN036 OVC044 02/02 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP039 P0004 T00220017 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	301923Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN110 OVC130 M01/M02 A2959 RMK AO2 FZDZB22E23 SLP025 $
PAMR 26nm NW	301953Z 00000KT 6SM BR BKN075 OVC090 M02/M03 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP028 T10221033
PAED 26nm NW	301855Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN100 M02/M04 A2958 RMK AO2A SLP015 T10251036 $

TAF

PAED
26nm NW

300700Z 3007/3112 36009KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 BKN060 OVC100 620603 520206 QNH2930INS TEMPO 3007/3011 8000 -RA BECMG 3011/3012 01010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT040 SCT060 BKN100 QNH2945INS BECMG 3017/3018 03006KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT040 BKN060 OVC100 620604 QNH2950INS BECMG 3020/3021 36006KT 8000 -SHRASN SCT020 BKN040 OVC060 620406 QNH2955INS BECMG 3104/3105 03006KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT040 BKN060 OVC100 620604 QNH2960INS TX01/3100Z TNM03/3015Z

PANC
29nm NW

300534Z 3006/3112 36010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM300800 VRB06KT P6SM FEW060 BKN150

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