FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 DIP ON RY 09 ABEAM SLOUGH. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 09/27 THLD MRKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES. |
| 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 |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 64 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear | | 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: | CALVIN SCHAEFFER 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 POWERLINE NORTH OF RY. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (329KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (342KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:39 | | 18:39 |
| Sunrise | | 11:01 | | 20:01 |
| Sunset | | 15:27 | | 00:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 10:33:52 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 23-Nov-2009 01:33:52 |
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| NOTAMs |
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