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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

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

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 23-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:09	18:09
Sunrise	10:11	19:11
Sunset	15:42	00:42
Evening civil twilight	16:43	01:43

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Dec-2024 00:20:04
Local (UTC-9)	23-Dec-2024 15:20:04

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	232353Z AUTO 09015G43KT 5SM -RA FEW027 OVC032 05/02 A2903 RMK AO2 PK WND 07044/2257 SLP832 P0003 60046 T00500022 10061 20050 51013 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	232355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW055 SCT065 BKN080 BKN240 01/M01 A2900 RMK AO2 SLP825 T00071009 10071 21033 52023 $
PAMR 26nm NW	232353Z 00000KT 10SM OVC075 01/M01 A2900 RMK AO2 SLP823 T00111011 10017 21022 51023 $
PAED 26nm NW	232355Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 BKN080 00/M03 A2898 RMK AO2A SLP811 4/005 T00031026 10021 21023 52020

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	232200Z 2322/2504 03006KT 9999 SCT080 BKN120 520204 QNH2877INS TEMPO 2418/2421 9000 -RASN BKN050 OVC080 650503 620804 TX02/2322Z TNM03/2414Z
PANC 29nm NW	231732Z 2318/2424 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 SCT070 OVC130 FM232100 35005KT P6SM FEW045 SCT070 OVC100 WS010/12025KT FM240100 34005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120

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