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PAQT Nuiqsut Airport
Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AQT
Lat/Long: 70-12-35.4000N 151-00-23.3000W
70-12.590000N 151-00.388333W
70.2098333,-151.0064722
(estimated)
Elevation: 45.4 ft. / 13.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 21E (2010)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99789

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1977
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: AQT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MALSF RWY 05, REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05, 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS: 135.35 (907-480-5577)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 119.4 (NUIQSUT RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY DEADHORSE FSS ON FREQ 122.5 (NUIQSUT RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PITSAND240/28.729016EPYC .--. -.-- -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4589 x 100 ft. / 1399 x 30 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 70-12.459352N70-12.720660N
Longitude: 151-01.429598W150-59.347932W
Elevation: 44.2 ft.37.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 070 true229 magnetic, 250 true
Markings: , in good condition, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
BOX 69
BARROW, AK 99723
Phone 907-852-2611
Manager: GEORGE AHMAOGAK
BOX 69
BARROW, AK 99723
Phone 907-852-0489
EXT 342

Additional Remarks

A30A-23 100 FT LGTD TWR 847 FT N OF THR.
- BIRDS & CARIBOU ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.
- DEADHORSE FSS LCL - 907 659-2401; FAIRBANKS FSS - 1-866-248-6516.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.

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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (245KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (238KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (148KB)

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PASC - Deadhorse Airport (52 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:0018:00
Sunrise10:2819:28
Sunset15:0800:08
Evening civil twilight16:3601:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2025 17:29:56
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2025 08:29:56
 
METAR
PAQT 101653Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM OVC032 M06/M09 A2976 RMK AO2 SNB1554E14 SLP079 P0000 T10611094 TSNO $
PALP 
8nm N 		101645Z 11004KT 10SM -SHSN FEW009 SCT016 OVC032 M07/M09 A2975
TAF
PAQT 101120Z 1012/1112 04007KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN012 FM110000 11005KT 4SM -SN BR OVC010
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