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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

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

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

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	NSTD MKGS RYS 02 & 20 THLDS MKD BY REFLECTORS. RY EDGES UNMARKED.
	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

-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	200 FT SAFETY AREA AT EACH END RY 02/20.
-	FOR WSO PHONE 271-3491.
-	PARAGLIDING ACTIVITY ON ARPT.
-	CABLE 100 FT AGL RUNS FROM NEW HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN.
-	SEASONAL HANG GLIDER AND PARASAIL ACTIVITY 2 NM NE OF ARPT DURING DALGT HRS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	04:24	12:24
Sunset	23:28	07:28
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Jun-2025 13:24:28
Local (UTC-8)	11-Jun-2025 05:24:28

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	111253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW075 03/03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00330033 TSNO $
PAFR 24nm NW	111255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00550030 $
PAMR 26nm NW	111253Z 18003KT 10SM FEW080 08/03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00830028 PNO
PAED 26nm NW	111255Z 23005KT 10SM FEW080 09/03 A3021 RMK AO2A SLP226 T00860030

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	110500Z 1105/1211 24006KT 9999 FEW040 BKN100 QNH3018INS BECMG 1108/1109 VRB03KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3020INS BECMG 1117/1118 22006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3020INS BECMG 1123/1124 22012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3017INS BECMG 1208/1209 VRB03KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3015INS TX17/1201Z TN06/1115Z
PANC 29nm NW	111135Z 1112/1218 18010KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 TEMPO 1112/1115 18010G16KT FM112000 26006KT P6SM FEW070 FM120000 24009KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 BKN070 FM120600 18006KT P6SM FEW050

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