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PAOB Kobuk Airport
Kobuk, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: OBU
Lat/Long: 66-54-44.4000N 156-53-50.4000W
66-54.740000N 156-53.840000W
66.9123333,-156.8973333
(estimated)
Elevation: 142.2 ft. / 43.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 19E (2005)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99751

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1963
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
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.7
WX AWOS-3P at SHG (6 nm W): 118.525 (907-437-2024)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.0 (AMBLER RCO).
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC (ZAN) ON FREQ 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBLER102/25.440315EAMF .- -- ..-.

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4020 x 75 ft. / 1225 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
DIP ON RY 09 ABEAM SLOUGH.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 66-54.831480N66-54.649250N
Longitude: 156-54.646910W156-53.032943W
Elevation: 140.0 ft.137.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 087 magnetic, 106 true267 magnetic, 286 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 6 ft. brush, 126 ft. left and right of centerline25 ft. brush, 126 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: ALVIN WERNEKE
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.
PARALLEL PLINE NORTH OF RY.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -37C.

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 from 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (280KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (148KB)

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PASK - Selawik Airport (75 nm W)
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Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 10-Jun-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight10:3419:34
Sunrise12:3721:37
Sunset14:1723:17
Evening civil twilight16:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Dec-2024 16:43:21
Local (UTC-9)  23-Dec-2024 07:43:21
 
METAR
PAGH 
6nm W 
231556Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR M19/M21 A2931 RMK AO2 SLP932 T11891211 FZRANO
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