FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VDZ |
| Lat/Long: | 61-08-02.2200N / 146-14-54.0250W
61-08.037000N / 146-14.900417W
61.1339500 / -146.2483403
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 22E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of VALDEZ, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99686 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | VDZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEPT 0800-1830, OCT-APR 0500-1830 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 24 HRS
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MALSR & PAPI RY 06 & REIL RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP WITH PPR IN WRITING TO AMGR; PO BOX 507 VALDEZ AK 99686; 24 HRS IN ADVANCE; FAX 907-835-5849. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.8 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 269.4 (MIDDLETON ISLAND RCAG) AND 119.3 (JOHNSTONE POINT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MINERAL CREEK | | 057/3.1 | | 524 | | 22E | | MNL | -- -. .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-B |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition
EAST 1000 FT OF RY 24 SAFETY AREA ROUGH SURFACE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 61-07.972048N | | 61-08.133775N |
| Longitude: | 146-15.776087W | | 146-13.595335W |
| Elevation: | 50.0 ft. | | 121.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 059 magnetic, 081 true | | 239 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 75 ft. trees, 2450 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF NOR REG
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5217 |
| Manager: | STEVE SEARLES
BOX 507
VALDEZ, AK 99686
Phone 907-835-5658
OTHER PHONE NUMBERS AVBL 835-4695/5658. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 50% | air taxi | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 8% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS 0600-1630 WINTER; 0700-1730 SUMMER. |
| - | SNOW & ICE REMOVAL ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT. |
| - | BE ALERT - DURG STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THE WINDS AT MIDFIELD AND AT THE EAST END OF THE RY MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE WINDS DETECTED AT THE AWOS SITE. |
| - | BE ALERT: SEE SPECIAL NOTICES - PORT VALDEZ AREA AND GENERAL NOTICES - THOMPSON PASS AVALANCHE CONTROL. |
| - | POTATO POINT WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | TAXIWAY D CLOSED INDEFINITELY |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LDA/DME-H | |
download (522KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NAKED THREE | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (45 nm SE)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (65 nm N)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (86 nm W)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (98 nm W)
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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-Aug-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 14:13 |
| Sunset | | 21:22 | | 05:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:13 | | 06:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 04:34:42 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Aug-2008 20:34:42 |
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| METAR |
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| PAVD | 220416Z 11003KT 7SM SCT025 BKN035 OVC060 12/09 A2967 RMK AO1 0347Z WEA
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| TAF |
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| PAVD | 220101Z 220124 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM0800 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA SCT010 OVC025 FM1800 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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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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