AirNav: PFKW - Kwethluk Airport

PFKW

Kwethluk Airport
Kwethluk, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	KWT
Lat/Long:	60-47-25.2000N 161-26-37.3000W 60-47.420000N 161-26.621667W 60.7903333,-161.4436944 (estimated)
Elevation:	25.3 ft. / 7.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (2010)
From city:	1 mile SSW of KWETHLUK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99621

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	KWT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	120.000 (907-868-7313)
WX AWOS-3P at Z13 (8 nm N):	118.0 (907-269-2870)
WX ASOS at BET (12 nm W):	135.45 (907-543-5475)
WX AWOS-3P at WNA (17 nm W):	121.425 (907-868-7317)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC IN FREQS 125.2/ 372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BETr074/11.2		BETHEL VORTAC		114.10		14E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
OSCARVILLE		079/12.6		251		11E		OSE	--- ... .

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition HEAVES, RUTS & EROSION CHANNELS ALONG RWY SFC. RUTS AT RWY ENDS.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity LGTS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BRUSH AND GRASS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	60-47.672942N	60-47.167947N
Longitude:	161-26.474530W	161-26.768635W
Elevation:	25.0 ft.	25.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	182 magnetic, 196 true	002 magnetic, 016 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	8 ft. brush, 40 ft. right of centerline	10 ft. brush, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0749
Manager:	JOSEPH LARAUX PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone (907) 543-2498 907-543-2498

Additional Remarks

-	WEEDS IN FRONT OF BOTH PAPI INDICATORS.
-	WINDSOCKS MAY BE UNRELIABLE
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	NUMEROUS ARPTS IN THE VICINITY.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (241KB)
Departure Procedures
BETHEL TWO (RNAV)		download (122KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (17 nm W)
PFKA - Kasigluk Airport (32 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:13	18:13
Sunrise	10:02	19:02
Sunset	17:57	02:57
Evening civil twilight	18:46	03:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Feb-2025 12:26:40
Local (UTC-9)	02-Feb-2025 03:26:40

METAR

PFKW	021156Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC033 00/M02 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP334 60000 T00001022 10006 20000 53005 FZRANO
PFZK 8nm N	021156Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC032 00/M02 A3051 RMK AO2 UPB02E13 SLP329 P0000 60000 T00001022 10006 20000 53006 FZRANO
PABE 10nm W	021216Z 16010KT 10SM FEW021 OVC030 M01/M03 A3051 RMK AO2 T10111028
PANA 17nm W	021222Z AUTO 16009KT 6SM -SN BR SCT025 OVC034 M01/M02 A3051 RMK AO2 UPB06E08SNB08 P0000 FZRANO TSNO

TAF

PABE
10nm W

021124Z 0212/0312 15011KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 0212/0215 BKN015

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