FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKW |
| Lat/Long: | 55-34-45.2400N / 133-04-33.5900W
55-34.754000N / 133-04.559833W
55.5792333 / -133.0759972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 80 ft. / 24.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 24E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of KLAWOCK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99925 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.25. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/284.6 (ANNETTE ISLAND RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KETCHIKAN FSS ON FREQS 122.25 (KLAWOCK RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLAWOCK | | at field | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 02/20 SLOPES DWN FM EACH END TO LOWPOINT 1875 FT FM RY 02 THLD. RY 02 THLD 3 FT ABOVE LOWPOINT. RY 20 THLD 65 FT ABOVE LOWPOINT. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 55-34.435333N | | 55-35.072500N |
| Longitude: | 133-05.017333W | | 133-04.102333W |
| Elevation: | 39.3 ft. | | 79.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 015 magnetic, 039 true | | 195 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 20 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 119 ft. trees, 1695 ft. from runway, 299 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 95 ft. trees, 1831 ft. from runway, 595 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF/SE REGION
P.O. BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | TIM LACOUR
PO BOX 91
CRAIG, AK 99921-0091
Phone 907-755-2229 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 82% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | 5% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; PAPI RYS 02 & 20; WINDSOCK & APRON LGTS - 122.25. |
| - | BIRDS; DEER & BEAR ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RECOMMEND DALGT OPNS ONLY. |
| - | IREG WIND CONDS. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GTW; EXCP PPR FM ARPT SAFETY & SECURITY, DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUB FAC CALL - 907- 465-1786. |
| - | UNCONTROLLED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON RWY. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | RY SAFETY AREA DIMENSIONS 5600' X 150' |
| - | BE ALERT DOWNDRAFT & TURB COND VCNTY TDZE RY 02 DUE TO TERRAIN & TREES EAST OF AER. |
| - | ARPT CONDITION NOT MONITORED, ARPT MAINT ON IREG BASIS, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| - | PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY (CTAF) BEFORE TAXIING ON THE RY FOR DEP; LEAVING THE RY AND WITHIN 5 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 02 | |
download (457KB) |
| NDB/DME RWY 02 | |
download (477KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (48 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (59 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (73 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (87 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by "Blade Runner"
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| Sectional chart |
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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 21-Aug-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 04:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 04:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Aug-2008 22:39:43 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Aug-2008 14:39:43 |
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| METAR |
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| PAKW | 212153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW029 SCT046 OVC070 17/11 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T01720106 TSNO
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| TAF |
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PAKT
49nm E | 211740Z 211818 00000KT P6SM SCT005 BKN015 OVC035 FM2000 34006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM2300 11007KT P6SM SCT040 SCT120 FM0400 14004KT P6SM SCT010 OVC080
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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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