FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDV |
| Lat/Long: | 60-29-29.9030N 145-28-39.2080W
60-29.498383N 145-28.653467W
60.4916397,-145.4775578
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 53 ft. / 16.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2015) |
| From city: | 11 miles SE of CORDOVA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-1630, ALL SAT-SUN 0600-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; ODALS RWY 09; VASI RWYS 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR IN WRITING TO ARP MGR BOX 598 CORDOVA AK 99574. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.8 (907-424-5900) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD 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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| JOHr071/33.2 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLACIER RIVER | | at field | | 404 | | 17E | | GCR | --. -.-. .-. |
| ORCA BAY | | 071/32.8 | | 233 | | 18E | | 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: | | PCN 94 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 153.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.802663N | | 60-29.297485N |
| Longitude: | 145-29.804827W | | 145-27.529395W |
| Elevation: | 41.6 ft. | | 43.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 114 true | | 275 magnetic, 294 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7500 TODA:7500 ASDA:7500 LDA:7500 | | TORA:7500 TODA:7500 ASDA:7500 LDA:7500 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 09 VASI DOES NOT PROVIDE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE BYD 4 NM, UNUSBL BYD 4 NM. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| 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: | 1934 x 30 ft. / 589 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 16/34 MKD WITH 36 IN ORANGE CONES MAY 1 - OCT 25. |
| Operational restrictions: | NOT AVBL FOR SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 60-29.456442N | | 60-29.138950N |
| Longitude: | 145-28.597522W | | 145-28.604830W |
| Elevation: | 49.5 ft. | | 38.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 181 true | | 342 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | none, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 70 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | ROB MATTSON
BOX 598
CORDOVA, AK 99574
Phone 907-424-3202 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 30% | local general aviation | | 30% | air taxi | | 19% | commercial | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| E60-27 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 250 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 27. |
| - | ERRATIC WINDS. |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | TSA REGULATED AIRPORT. SEE 49 CFR 1542. ALL GATES AND DOORS MUST BE SECURED AT ALL TIMES. TRANSIENT OR UNFAMILIAR PILOTS CONTACT AIRPORT MANAGER WITH QUESTIONS |
| - | ARPT MAINT DYT HRS JAN - DEC 0600-1630. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL, WILDLIFE CONTROL, COND REPORTING, AND OTHER AIRFIELD MAINT SERVICES ONLY AVBL AND VALID DURG ARPT MAINT DTY HRS. CTC ARPT MGMT FOR ANY AFT-HRS REQ FOR AIRFIELD SERVICES. |
| - | 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. |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (379KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (332KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (247KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (147KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CASEL SEVEN | |
download (182KB) |
| EYAKS SIX | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (434KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (42 nm NW)
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Dubois Aviation
Photo taken 11-Jul-2012
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 29-May-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 04:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 22:47 | | 06:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:12 | | 08:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2023 18:37:50 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 29-May-2023 10:37:50 |
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| METAR |
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| PACV | 291807Z 11007KT 10SM FEW016 BKN029 OVC100 07/03 A2978 RMK AO2 T00720028
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| TAF |
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| PACV | 291740Z 2918/3018 12007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC035
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