FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KVC |
| Lat/Long: | 55-06-58.8510N / 162-15-58.4180W
55-06.980850N / 162-15.973633W
55.1163475 / -162.2662272
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 155 ft. / 47.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99612 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | COLD BAY |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RYS 07 & 25 & REIL RY 07 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 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 100 ft. / 1067 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition
STANDING WATER IN SHALLOW RUTS LEN OF RY AFTER RAIN. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | WEST. |
| Operational restrictions: | SLOPES UP TO E END 1%. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 55-06.973833N | | 55-06.992333N |
| Longitude: | 162-16.493333W | | 162-15.490833W |
| Elevation: | 152.6 ft. | | 150.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 0.07% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 088 true | | 254 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
P.O. BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | JEFF DOERNING
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 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 15+ KTS WINDS IN NE E NW QUADTS. WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON. |
| - | RY SOFT DURG SPRING BREAKUP & AFTER HVY RAIN. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | UNCONTROLLED VEHICLES OPER ON & VCNTY RY. |
| - | RWY SAFETY AREA 4000' X 125'. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | 24 IN DROPOFF ON BOTH SIDES 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 |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (318KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| COLD BAY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (81KB) |
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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| 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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:53 | | 17:53 |
| Sunrise | | 09:35 | | 18:35 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 03:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 22:16:41 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 21-Nov-2009 13:16:41 |
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| METAR |
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| PAVC | 212202Z AUTO 12015G30KT 3/4SM HZ FEW002 OVC020 04/01 A2916 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO PK WND 11030/2202 $
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PACD
16nm W | 212153Z 16025G32KT 6SM -RASN BR BKN016 OVC021 02/02 A2909 RMK PK WND 16035/2125 SNB37 PRESFR SLP850 P0003 T00220017 $
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| TAF |
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PACD
16nm W | 211833Z 2119/2218 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC045 TEMPO 2120/2124 6SM -RA BKN020 FM220300 15015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC020 FM220600 18013G23KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC035
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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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