FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IWK |
| Lat/Long: | 65-37-21.3050N / 168-05-41.7800W
65-37.355083N / 168-05.696333W
65.6225847 / -168.0949389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22 ft. / 6.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WALES, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99783 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | IWK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK LGT MAY BE OTS. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.525 (907-664-3907) |
- APCH/DEP CTL PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/290.4 (NOME RCAG COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NOME FSS ON 122.6 (TIN CITY RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TIN CITY | | 298/5.6 | | 9 | | 13E | | TNC | - -. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 65-37.679500N | | 65-37.030667N |
| Longitude: | 168-05.579000W | | 168-05.813667W |
| Elevation: | 18.4 ft. | | 17.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 189 true | | 357 magnetic, 009 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF/N RGN
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-443-3444 |
| Manager: | JERRY OLIVER
BOX 1048
NOME, AK 99762
Phone 907-443-3431 |
Additional Remarks
| - | EASTERLY WINDS MAY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE IN VICINITY OF RWY. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN SE THRU E. |
| - | RY CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (175KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (193KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (39KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATC - Tin City LRRS Airport (6 nm SE)
PATE - Teller Airport (49 nm SE)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (62 nm NE)
PAOM - Nome Airport (94 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 10:14 | | 19:14 |
| Sunrise | | 11:27 | | 20:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 02:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 15:46:18 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 23-Nov-2009 06:46:18 |
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| METAR |
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| PAIW | 231257Z AUTO 08023KT 5SM BR OVC019 M17/M18 A2941 RMK AO2 PK WND 08028/1233 SLPNO T11721183 FZRANO
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PATC
6nm SE | 231455Z AUTO CLR RMK AO1 -2/-7/0327/932
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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