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PODC

Dahl Creek Airport
Dahl Creek, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	DCK
Lat/Long:	66-56-33.2211N 156-53-28.9271W 66-56.553685N 156-53.482118W 66.9425614,-156.8913686 (estimated)
Elevation:	260 ft. / 79 m (estimated)
Variation:	23E (1985)
From city:	10 miles SE of DAHL CREEK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99751

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1951
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	OTZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.7
WX AWOS-3P at SHG (7 nm SW):	118.525 (907-437-2024)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AMBLER		098/24.7		403		15E		AMF	.- -- ..-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	4780 x 75 ft. / 1457 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition GRASS GROWING ON RY; DIP FORMING APRXLY 250 FT FROM RY 26 THLD & 2 IN WIDE EROSION CHANNELS DEVELOPING FROM CENTER LINE TO SOUTH EDGE; RY NO LONGER MAINTAINED.
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	66-56.624938N	66-56.482432N
Longitude:	156-54.465205W	156-52.499035W
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	9 ft. brush, 80 ft. left and right of centerline	11 ft. brush, 80 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	ALVIN WERNEKE BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 225/year *
98%	air taxi
2%	commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

Additional Remarks

-	CARIBOU MAY BE ON RY.
-	HIGH TERRAIN NORTH.
-	ARPT NOT MAINTAINED; NO SNOW REMOVAL; RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	RY 08/26 ALSO USED AS A ROAD.
-	WIND SOCK DAMAGED AND NOT RELIABLE, SEGMENTED CIRCLE AND WIND SOCK ARE OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH AND TREES

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PODC.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAOB - Kobuk Airport (2 nm S)
PAGH - Shungnak Airport (7 nm SW)
PAFM - Ambler Airport (25 nm NW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (76 nm S)
PASK - Selawik Airport (76 nm W)

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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Blaine E. Fisher Photo taken 10-Jun-2012 looking east. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Dahl Creek Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:42	12:42
Sunrise	06:01	14:01
Sunset	22:50	06:50
Evening civil twilight	00:09	08:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 23:17:34
Local (UTC-8)	24-Apr-2024 15:17:34

METAR

PAGH
7nm SW

242256Z AUTO 11014KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01001028

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