AirNav: JLA - Quartz Creek Airport

JLA

Quartz Creek Airport
Cooper Landing, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	JLA
Lat/Long:	60-28-57.8810N / 149-43-07.6880W 60-28.964683N / 149-43.128133W 60.4827447 / -149.7188022 (estimated)
Elevation:	450 ft. / 137 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of COOPER LANDING, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99572

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Sectional chart:	ANCHORAGE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	907-288-3139
Wind indicator:	yes, WINDSOCK IS BELOW TREELINE AND MAY BE UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SOLDOTNA		065/34.3		6		24E		OLT	--- .-.. -

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in fair condition LOOSE 2 INCH ROCKS ON SURFACE AND SOME 3 INCH DEEP RUTTING ALONG RY.
Runway edge markings:	RY 04/22 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE THLD PANELS.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Gradient:	0.1%	0.1%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	41 ft. trees, 330 ft. from runway, 96 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear MTN LCTD 2 SM FM A PCH END.	59 ft. trees, 480 ft. from runway, 108 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN P O BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0767
Manager:	BOB BONDURANT/CARL HIGH P.O. BOX 1327 SOLDOTNA, AK 99669 Phone 907-262-2199

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 75/month *
89%	transient general aviation
6%	local general aviation
6%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

-	RY 04/22 EDGES NOT MKD.
-	SAFETY AREA 2750 FT BY 170 FT; 1 FT DEEP RUTS IN SAFETY AREA NORTH OF RY 22 THLD.
-	STATE MAINTENANCE ON IRREGULAR BASIS, RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at JLA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASX - Soldotna Airport (39 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (42 nm N)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (44 nm N)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (45 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (46 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:36	17:36
Sunrise	09:31	18:31
Sunset	16:02	01:02
Evening civil twilight	16:57	01:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Nov-2009 13:43:55
Local (UTC-9)	27-Nov-2009 04:43:55

METAR

PAWD 23nm S	271253Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC006 00/M01 A2906 RMK AO2 SLP840 P0007 T00001006 TSNO
PATO 31nm NE	271253Z AUTO 13012G26KT 4SM RA BR OVC014 03/01 A2907 RMK AO2 PK WND 09032/1243 SLP844 P0018 T00280006 TSNO
PAWR 35nm NE	271250Z 06015G25KT 1SM -SN BR VV005 02/02 A2915 RMK SLP871 NOSPECI
PASX 39nm W	271316Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM OVC021 M01/M01 A2906 RMK AO1 PNO
PANC 42nm N	271253Z 29006KT 10SM SCT006 OVC100 M02/M04 A2905 RMK AO2 SLP840 T10221044
PALH 43nm N	271253Z 00000KT 10SM SCT006 OVC110 M01/M03 A2907 RMK AO2 SLP844 P0001 T10111033
PAMR 44nm N	271253Z 00000KT 10SM SCT005 BKN065 BKN090 M03/M05 A2905 RMK AO2 SLP840 T10331050
PAEN 45nm W	271312Z AUTO 03006KT 1 1/2SM HZ BKN005 OVC019 07/01 A2906 RMK AO2 P0002 TSNO
PAED 46nm N	271255Z 00000KT 10SM SCT005 BKN060 M05/M06 A2904 RMK AO2A SLP838 T10511064 $

TAF

PANC 42nm N	271143Z 2712/2818 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC006 TEMPO 2712/2716 4SM -SN FM271600 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 OVC015 TEMPO 2716/2720 4SM -SN OVC006 FM280100 19008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC050 FM281200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080
PAEN 45nm W	271143Z 2712/2812 02012KT 2SM -SN OVC007 TEMPO 2712/2715 1SM -SN BR FM272100 17014KT P6SM -SHSN SCT020 OVC040 FM280600 15012KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Quartz Creek Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
KENAI PRINCESS LODGE		1.0	149-249

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

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