FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GKN |
| Lat/Long: | 62-09-17.8000N / 145-27-15.6000W
62-09.296667N / 145-27.260000W
62.1549444 / -145.4543333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1586 ft. / 483.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 23E (2005) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of GULKANA, AK
(LCTD 5 SM NE OF GLENNALLEN.) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99588 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | GKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP MON-FRI 0900-1700, OCT-MAY MON-FRI 1000-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & VASI RYS 15 & 33 -CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.85 (907-822-3707) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.5/317.5 (GULKANA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GKN at field | | GULKANA VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 23E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GLENNALLEN | | 148/2.5 | | 248 | | 23E | | GLA | --. .-.. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD CALL 907-822-4331. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 62-09.702450N | | 62-08.891763N |
| Longitude: | 145-27.396795W | | 145-27.123533W |
| Elevation: | 1586.0 ft. | | 1546.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 171 true | | 328 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 257 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF NOR REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JOHN HOFFMAN
BOX 7
GLENNALLEN, AK 99588
Phone 907-822-3222 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 65 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 19% | commercial | | 11% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT DURING SPRING. |
| - | RY 15/33 PARALLEL TWY 2100 X 60 IS MAINTAINED AS SKI STRIP IN WINTER. VISUAL INSPECTION REQD BEFORE LNDG. BEACON TWR & OTHER OBSTS ON N APCH END. |
| - | MOOSE & CARIBOU ON & AROUND ARPT. |
| - | PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE WORKING ON THE RY AT ANY TIME. |
| - | WX INFO AVBL ON CTAF (CALL SIGN GULKANA WX) OR PHONE 907-822-3668 0600-1530. |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | ISABEL PASS AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 15 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (65 nm S)
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (98 nm NE)
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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-Sep-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 14:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 04:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 05:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 07:20:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Sep-2008 23:20:00 |
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| METAR |
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| PAGK | 080653Z AUTO 15014KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01110050 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| PAGK | 080533Z 080606 15010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN080 OVC120 FM0900 17005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 FM1800 17008KT P6SM FEW040 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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