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PAGS Gustavus Airport
Gustavus, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GST
Lat/Long: 58-25-31.0000N / 135-42-26.7000W
58-25.516667N / 135-42.445000W
58.4252778 / -135.7074167
(estimated)
Elevation: 35 ft. / 10.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 25E (2000)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99826

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1949
Sectional chart: JUNEAU
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380]
NOTAMs facility: GST (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29, VASI & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: ARFF SERVICES, ARPT CON REPORT & ARPT MAINT ARE AVBL DURING SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, AT OTR TIMES ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USING.
CLOSED TO AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRED IN WRITING TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES SOUTHEAST REGION 6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY JUNEAK AK 99801-7999.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.5
WX AWOS-3: 125.9
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/360.65 (GUSTAVUS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSRr287/20.5SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC114.0029E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GUSTAVUSat field21925EGAV --. .- ...-
ELEPHANT288/20.839129EEEF . . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND254/31.921223ECGL -.-. --. .-..
MENDENHALL254/34.033223EMND -- -. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 6721 x 150 ft. / 2049 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RYS 11 & 20 NSTD CL MKGS.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 58-25.962920N58-25.182312N
Longitude: 135-43.036757W135-41.550037W
Elevation: 34.9 ft.27.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 110 magnetic, 135 true290 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on right4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none68 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3146 x 60 ft. / 959 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 58-25.203808N58-25.593648N
Longitude: 135-43.091568W135-42.445387W
Elevation: 29.5 ft.31.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 016 magnetic, 041 true196 magnetic, 221 true
Displaced threshold: no136 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. trees, 650 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear72 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST OF AK DOT SE REGION
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1786
Manager: MICHAEL PEDDERSEN
PO BOX 239
GUSTAVUS, AK 99826
Phone 907-697-2251

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 27
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 110/week *
57% air taxi
35% transient general aviation
3% local general aviation
3% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 May 2008

Additional Remarks

- TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL EAST SIDE OF RY 02/20. BE ALERT; SOFT ASPH. ACFT OVR 12500 LBS NOTIFY AMGR MON-FRI 0800-1600, 24 HR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT 907-697-2251.
- 9 FT FENCE 554 FT SOUTH OF RY 02/20
- BE ALERT: SEE GENERAL NOTICES - ENROUTE CTAF FREQS.
- CONSTRUCTION JUN-NOV.
- GUSTAVUS ARPT WX CAMERA AND SISTERS ISLAND WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- 24 HOUR PPR REQ FOR CARGO OPS OVER 100K CALL 907-697-2251.
- PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED.
- LIMITED SNOW REMOVAL ICE CONTROL RY MAINT & ARPT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS (EXCLUSIVE OF HOLIDAYS) ONLY AVBL & REPORTED DURING ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS.
- RY 02/20 NOT MAINTAINED OR MONITORED 15 OCT - 30 APR ANNUALLY. RY 02/20 RECOMMEND DAYLIGHT OPNS ONLY.
- BIRDS BEAR AND MOOSE ON & INVOF RY.

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
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 29   download (574KB)
VOR/DME RWY 29   download (594KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
Departure Procedures
SISTERS ONE (RNAV)   download (158KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (38KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAJN - Juneau International Airport (36 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (83 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5215:52
Sunrise07:3716:37
Sunset15:5700:57
Evening civil twilight16:4101:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 11:54:28
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 02:54:28
 
METAR
PAGS 081136Z AUTO 13009G14KT 10SM FEW055 BKN100 06/01 A2934 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PAGS 080520Z 0806/0906 13008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC045 FM081400 11007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM082100 14012G20KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM090200 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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