FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNC |
| Lat/Long: | 65-33-47.1850N / 167-55-17.9640W
65-33.786417N / 167-55.299400W
65.5631069 / -167.9216567
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 269 ft. / 82.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of TIN CITY, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY. |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | NOME |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)] |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516] |
| NOTAMs facility: | OME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 CLSD WKEND & HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IWK (6 nm NW): | 118.525 (907-664-3907) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/290.4 (NOME RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NOME FSS ON FREQ 122.60 (TIN CITY RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TIN CITY | | at field | | 9 | | 13E | | TNC | - -. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 100 ft. / 1433 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Elevation: | 253.0 ft. | | 240.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | U.S. AIRFORCE
611TH AIR SUPPORT SQUADRON, 10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 361
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506-2270
Phone 907-552-3442 |
| Manager: | NICK HILTON
611TH AIR SUPPORT SQUADRON, 10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 222
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506-2270
Phone 907-552-4400
DEPUTY INSTALLATION MGR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 29/month * | | 57% | air taxi | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 14% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 July 1980 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TURBC ON APPROACH. RADOME WINDS NOT ALWAYS AVBL. |
| - | CAUTION; SFC WNDS FM 260 THRU 310 DEGS IN EXCESS OF 15 KTS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE TURBULANCE. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | AFTER INITIAL RADIO CONTACT ON FREQ 126.2 OR 121.5 EXPECT A 30 MIN DELAY FOR CURRENT AIRSTRIP CONDITION. |
| - | FLD ON HIGH BLUFF; RWY CENTER HIGHER THAN BOTH ENDS NO LINE OF SIGHT. |
| - | DAYLIGHT OPNS ONLY. |
| - | USAF INSTALLATION, ALL CIVIL ACFT OPERS REQ CIVIL ACFT LNDG PERMITS PRIOR TO LANDING AT FACILITY. FINES WILL BE LEVIED AGAINST VIOLATORS & REPORTS WILL BE FWDD TO FAA FSDOS IAW 32CFR855 & USAF OPERG INSTRGS. OPERS MUST HAVE ON BOARD A COPY OF CURRENT PERMIT. FOR PERMITS CALL 907-552-7384/3636/5265. |
| - | BE ALERT; INCRD THREAT TO ACFT BY THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF LARGE NRS OF 'SANDHILL CRANES' IN THE AREA OF THE ARPT DURING MID MAY. THESE CRANES ARE QUITE LARGE (3 FT LONG WITH 6 1/2 FT WINGSPAN) AND SLOW FLYING. THEY FLY AND GRAZE IN LARGE FLOCKS. |
| - | THE INCRD RISK IS IN ADDITION TO THE BIRD ACTIVITIES IN THE RISK ANALYSIS OF WILDLIFE HAZARDS TO ACFT AT TIN CITY ARPT. DILIGENCE BY ALL PERSONNEL IS RECOMMENDED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. |
| - | ALL MIL, GOVT AND CIV ACFT OPERATORS SHALL OBTAIN A PPR CTL NR A MIN OF 1-HR PRIOR TO DEP FOR SITE, REQUEST NO EARLIER THAN DAY OF PLANNED TRAVEL, CTC SITE PERSONNEL AT: DSN 317-552-9403/9283 C907-552-9403/9283. |
| - | PASSENGERS MUST COORDINATE ALL TRAVEL WITH ARS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (DSN 317-552-4400/1989 OR C907-552-4400/1989) ON ALL NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL TO SITE. |
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 |
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| NDB/DME RWY 34 | |
download (250KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| TIN CITY THREE RWY 16 | |
download (113KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAIW - Wales Airport (6 nm NW)
PATE - Teller Airport (44 nm SE)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (61 nm NE)
PAOM - Nome Airport (89 nm SE)
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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 22-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 10:10 | | 19:10 |
| Sunrise | | 11:21 | | 20:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:34 | | 01:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 02:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 08:56:06 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 22-Nov-2009 23:56:06 |
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| METAR |
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| PATC | 230755Z AUTO CLR RMK AO1 -9/-15/0222/937
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PAIW
6nm NW | 230807Z AUTO 07021KT 5SM BR SCT002 M19/M21 A2944 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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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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