FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDV |
| Lat/Long: | 60-29-30.4000N / 145-28-39.2000W
60-29.506667N / 145-28.653333W
60.4917778 / -145.4775556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 54 ft. / 16.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 22E (2005) |
| From city: | 11 miles SE of CORDOVA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1730, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 MALSR RY 27 ODALS RY 09 & VASI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR IN WRITING TO AMGR BOX 598 CORDOVA AK 99574. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.8 (907-424-5900) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 133.6/269.4 (MIDDLETON ISLAND RCAG) AND 119.3 (JOHNSTONE POINT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JOHr062/33.2 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLACIER RIVER | | at field | | 404 | | 22E | | GCR | --. -.-. .-. |
| ORCA BAY | | 066/32.8 | | 233 | | 23E | | ALJ | .- .-.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7500 x 150 ft. / 2286 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 153.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 250 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RY 27. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.802595N | | 60-29.297423N |
| Longitude: | 145-29.804767W | | 145-27.529328W |
| Elevation: | 42.3 ft. | | 43.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 114 true | | 272 magnetic, 294 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. ant, lighted, 600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. pole, lighted, 500 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1899 x 30 ft. / 579 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 MKD BY 36 IN ORANGE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.488388N | | 60-29.176772N |
| Longitude: | 145-28.595193W | | 145-28.602607W |
| Elevation: | 51.6 ft. | | 34.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 181 true | | 339 magnetic, 001 true |
| Obstructions: | none | | 140 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DOT NOTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | JACK STEVENSON
BOX 598
CORDOVA, AK 99574
Phone 907-424-3202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 32% | local general aviation | | 29% | air taxi | | 18% | commercial | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ERRATIC WINDS. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZ RPRTNG ONLY PERFORMED DURG DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARNGMT IN WRITING WITH MANAGEMENT. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING PERFORMED BTN 1600 & 0700 DAILY; RWY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT DAY OPNS ONLY. |
| - | MOOSE OCNLY ON OR NEAR RWYS; LARGE FLOCKS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS IN VCNTY DURG SEASON. |
| - | ARFF EQUIP STAFFED DURG PERIODS OF ACR ACTVTY ONLY. |
| - | CORDOVA WX REPORT AVBL LC 424-7614 OR 122.65. |
| - | RY 16/34 THR AND SIDE MARKINGS REMOVED IN WINTER. |
| - | TWY DELTA LIMITED TO 12,500 LBS. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (567KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (504KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (409KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CASEL FOUR | |
download (257KB) |
| EYAKS THREE | |
download (251KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (45 nm NW)
PAMD - Middleton Island Airport (67 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:36 | | 16:36 |
| Sunrise | | 08:24 | | 17:24 |
| Sunset | | 16:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 02:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 06:00:53 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 07-Nov-2009 21:00:53 |
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| METAR |
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| PACV | 080553Z 00000KT 10SM OVC041 M01/M01 A2911 RMK AO2 SLP858 T10061011 10050 21006 53015
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| TAF |
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| PACV | 080522Z 0806/0906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 FM081400 06006KT 6SM -SN BR OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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