FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBU |
| Lat/Long: | 66-54-44.4300N / 156-53-50.3900W
66-54.740500N / 156-53.839833W
66.9123417 / -156.8973306
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 137 ft. / 42 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (2005) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99751 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OTZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE NOT 360 DEG BLOCKED BY GRAVEL PILE. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 094/25.4 | | 8 | | 23E | | AMF | .- -- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
SOME LIGHTING FIXTURES INOP; SOME MISSING LENS COVERS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 09/27 THRS MARKED WITH PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 66-54.831167N | | 66-54.649833N |
| Longitude: | 156-54.643000W | | 156-53.037000W |
| Elevation: | 135.3 ft. | | 132.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 106 true | | 267 magnetic, 286 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
34:1 | | trees |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5250 |
| Manager: | KENNY GALLAHORN
BOX 55
KOTZUBUE, AK 99752
Phone 907-442-3147 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | FLOAT PLANE OPERATION ON LAKE. |
| - | POWERLINE CROSSES APCH END RY 27. |
| - | FUEL TANKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON RAMP. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (332KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (345KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (69KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGH - Shungnak Airport (6 nm W)
PAFM - Ambler Airport (25 nm NW)
PAHL - Huslia Airport (74 nm S)
PASK - Selawik Airport (75 nm W)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (83 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 10-Oct-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:21 | | 16:21 |
| Sunrise | | 09:15 | | 17:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:14 | | 03:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 04:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 00:16:58 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Oct-2008 16:16:58 |
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| METAR |
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PAFM
25nm NW | 102336Z AUTO 01010G17KT 10SM M03/M10 A2923 RMK AO1 PNO
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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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