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PAAQ Palmer Municipal Airport
Palmer, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: PAQ
Lat/Long: 61-35-41.6890N / 149-05-19.3610W
61-35.694817N / 149-05.322683W
61.5949136 / -149.0887114
(estimated)
Elevation: 242 ft. / 74 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (2010)
From city: 1 mile SE of PALMER, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99645

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1949
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-745-2495]
FOR A TOLL FREE CALL TO KENAI AFSS DIAL 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: PAQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN FSS CLSD ACTVT MIRL RYS 16/34 & 09/27 & PAPI RYS 09 & 27 & 16 & 34 & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS: 134.75 (907-746-6675)
ANCHORAGE APPROACH: 118.6
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: 118.6
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (13 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (16 nm SW): 135.55

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr062/25.1BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE026/37.533821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1 JET-B
FUEL AVBL:CREDIT CARD 24 HRS N. & S. RAMP.
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 6009 x 100 ft. / 1832 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 180.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: RY34: N.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 61-36.239333N61-35.253167N
Longitude: 149-05.249833W149-05.243667W
Elevation: 240.0 ft.215.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 160 magnetic, 180 true340 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 500 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:6008 TODA:6008 ASDA:6008 LDA:5508TORA:6008 TODA:6008 ASDA:6008 LDA:6008
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear51 ft. trees, 1020 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3617 x 75 ft. / 1102 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 61-35.699333N61-35.464333N
Longitude: 149-06.038667W149-04.894500W
Elevation: 230.0 ft.220.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 113 true273 magnetic, 293 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights
Obstructions: 51 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left and right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear22 ft. trees, 642 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 16S/34S

Dimensions: 1560 x 60 ft. / 475 x 18 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Operational restrictions: RY 16S/34S 1560 FT BY 60 FT GRAVEL LANDING AREA AVBL WEST SIDE & PARALLEL TO RY 16/34; NO SIMULTANEOUS PARALLEL OPERATIONS ALLOWED; SEQUENCE ON CTAF. THLDS & EDGES MARKED WITH CONES. WINTER MAINTENANCE NOT AVBL.
RUNWAY 16S  RUNWAY 34S
Latitude: 61-35.886667N61-35.630500N
Longitude: 149-05.282667W149-05.280500W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 160 magnetic, 180 true340 magnetic, 360 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF PALMER
231 W EVERGREEN
PALMER, AK 99645-6952
Phone 907-745-3271
Manager: JANE DALE
231 W EVERGREEN
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-761-1311

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 227
Single engine airplanes: 200
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Helicopters: 7
Gliders airplanes: 5
    

Additional Remarks

7' FENCE 435' WEST OF APPROACH THR OF RY 09
FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS & RAVENS ON ARPT. MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON ARPT SPRING & FALL.
BE ALERT: GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT APR THRU SEP.
SHEEP MOUNTAIN WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
TRANSIENT PARKING NORTH RAMP, LABELED SPACES T1-T9 ADJACENT FSS.

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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -A **CHANGED**   download (628KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (598KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (94KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
PALMER TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (304KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (68KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (13 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (21 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (29 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (29 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (32 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1814:18
Sunrise07:0415:04
Sunset20:4504:45
Evening civil twilight21:3105:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2008 18:37:23
Local (UTC-8)  06-Sep-2008 10:37:23
 
METAR
PAAQ 061753Z 35007KT 10SM SCT080 10/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01000056 10100 20061 55003
PAJV 
9nm NE 
061255Z 29006KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC110 04/01 A3017 RMK NOSPECI
PABV 
16nm SW 
061816Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3023 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 061744Z 061818 35007KT P6SM BKN080 FM0000 12015KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM0600 08015G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 WS020/12040KT
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