AirNav: PAKU - Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport

PAKU

Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport
Kuparuk, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	UBW
Lat/Long:	70-19-50.4000N 149-35-53.0000W 70-19.840000N 149-35.883333W 70.3306667,-149.5980556 (estimated)
Elevation:	75 ft. / 22.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	16E (2020)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	12/1981
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	DEADHORSE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-659-2401]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	SCC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SCCr271/25.2		DEADHORSE VOR/DME		113.90		17E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
PITSAND	at field	290	16E	PYC	.--. -.-- -.-.
PUT RIVER	268/24.8	376	17E	PVQ	.--. ...- --.-
NUIQSUT VILLAGE	057/29.3	241	19E	UQS	..- --.- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available:

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	6551 x 150 ft. / 1997 x 46 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	high intensity
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Latitude:	70-19.732752N	70-19.948828N
Longitude:	149-37.445178W	149-34.322638W
Elevation:	67.0 ft.	75.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	062 magnetic, 078 true	242 magnetic, 258 true
Markings:	precision, in fair condition	precision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment:	touchdown, rollout	touchdown, rollout
Approach lights:	MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights	MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Centerline lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, lighted	yes, lighted
Instrument approach:	ILS/DME	ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA INC 700 G ST. ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3448 Phone (907) 276-1215
Manager:	SUPERVISOR OPERATIONS SUPPPORT CONOCO PHILLIPS ALASKA INC., PO BOX 100360 ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-0360 Phone 907-659-7448

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 35/week *
95%	transient general aviation
5%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2001

Additional Remarks

-	ALL AIRPORT NAVAIDS LIGHTING AND SURFACE MOVEMENT ARE CONTROLLED BY COMPANY SECURITY PERSONNEL WHO OCCUPY THE UBE AIR TRAFFIC ADVISORY CENTER (ATAC) FACILITY 24 HRS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. NO AIRCRAFT ARE ALLOWED TO LAND WITHOUT UBW ATAC PERSONNEL PRESENT.
-	PPR 24 HRS BEFORE LANDING CALL KUPARUK (UBW) SECURITY 907-659-2821.
-	AIRORT NOTAM INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE FAA AND MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE AIRPORT OPERATOR.
-	AIRPORT UNATTENDED.
-	(CONTACT TITLE) ALTERNATE CONTACT: 907-276-1215.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAKU.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASC - Deadhorse Airport (24 nm E)
PAQT - Nuiqsut Airport (29 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	02:42	10:42
Sunrise	04:58	12:58
Sunset	22:55	06:55
Evening civil twilight	01:11	09:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 21:40:21
Local (UTC-8)	24-Apr-2024 13:40:21

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