FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AFE |
| Lat/Long: | 56-57-40.9050N / 133-54-36.9400W 56-57.681750N / 133-54.615667W 56.9613625 / -133.9102611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 172 ft. / 52 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 21E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of KAKE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99830 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | AFE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28; PAPI RYS 10 & 28; REIL RY 10 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.25 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SITKA RADIO ON FREQ 121.3 (KUIU RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 132.175 (GUNNUK MOUNTAIN)/PRIMARY OR 118.0 (LEVEL ISLAND RCAG)/SECONDARY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KAKE | | at field | | 1 | | 21E | | AFE | .- ..-. . |
| FREDERICKS POINT | | 258/37.1 | | 372 | | 28E | | FPN | ..-. .--. -. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 56-57.892333N | | 56-57.471167N |
| Longitude: | 133-55.077000W | | 133-54.154333W |
| Elevation: | 150.0 ft. | | 172.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 130 true | | 289 magnetic, 310 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1000 ft. |
| Markings: | basic | | basic |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 200 ft. hill, 2400 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF SE REG 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | IRENE GALLION 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 88/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | RCMD DALGT OPNS ONLY. HI TRRN N & E & S OF ARPT. |
| - | SAFETY AREA 4600' X 150'. |
| - | BIRDS, BEAR AND DEER ON AND INVOF RY. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS 4 IN DEEP 40 FT IN DIAM, 375 FT FM AER 28 N SIDE. SMALLER SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS FULL LENGTH & WIDTH OF RY. STANDING WATER AFT RAIN. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 **NEW** | |
download (444KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 11 **NEW** | |
download (408KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| KAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) **NEW** | |
download (282KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (76KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (33 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (48 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (58 nm SE)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (86 nm N)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (87 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 15:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 01:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 00:26:02 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Oct-2008 16:26:02 |
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| METAR |
| PAFE | 122356Z AUTO 10SM SCT038 BKN049 OVC085 09/07 A3008 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAPG 32nm E | 122330Z 130024 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA FEW015 SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0004 5SM SHRA BR BKN025 FM0600 VRB03KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM1300 22006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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