FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 APRIL 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KVC |
| Lat/Long: | 55-06-58.8500N / 162-15-58.4900W
55-06.980833N / 162-15.974833W
55.1163472 / -162.2662472
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 155 ft. / 47 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99612 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KVC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI & REIL RYS 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (907-497-4279) |
| WX ASOS at CDB (17 nm W): | 135.75 (907-532-2639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CDBr104/19.6 | | COLD BAY VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ELFEE | | 107/20.9 | | 341 | | 14E | | ELF | . .-.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 115 ft. / 1067 x 35 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in good condition
RY SOFT DURING SPRING BREAKUP & AFTER HVY RAIN. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | WEST. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 55-06.971667N | | 55-06.990167N |
| Longitude: | 162-16.476000W | | 162-15.473500W |
| Elevation: | 141.0 ft. | | 139.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 0.07% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 088 true | | 254 magnetic, 268 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 611 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. hill, 600 ft. from runway, 336 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
1500 ANTON LARSON ROAD
KODIAK, AK 99615-6900
Phone (907) 487-4952 |
| Manager: | HAROLD "HAP" KREMER
BOX 97
COLD BAY, AK 99571
Phone 907-532-5000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 20/week * | | 71% | air taxi | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 16+ KTS WINDS IN NE E NW QUADTS. WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON WEST OF RY 07. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -14C. |
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 26 April 2018 at 901Z to 24 May 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
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| COLD BAY ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (132KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACD - Cold Bay Airport (17 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (61 nm E)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (65 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-May-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 14:33 |
| Sunset | | 22:58 | | 06:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:48 | | 07:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2018 23:40:40 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 20-May-2018 15:40:40 |
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| METAR |
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| PAVC | 202256Z AUTO 32008G15KT 300V360 10SM BKN065 OVC080 11/03 A2941 RMK AO2 RAB16E35 SLP966 P0000 T01110028
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PACD
16nm W | 202253Z 36019G25KT 10SM FEW016 10/04 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP968 T01000044
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PACD
16nm W | 201724Z 2018/2118 34011KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM202100 33015G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM210900 31018G26KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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