FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WRG |
| Lat/Long: | 56-29-03.6000N / 132-22-11.4000W
56-29.060000N / 132-22.190000W
56.4843333 / -132.3698333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 24E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of WRANGELL, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99929 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | WRG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 10/28; REIL & VASI RYS 10 & 28 - 122.6. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARFF SERVICES ARE ONLY AVBL DURING SCHEDULED ACR OPNS. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.6 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.5 (907-874-2458) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQ 118.0 (LEVEL ISLAND RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SITKA RADIO ON 122.45 (WRANGELL RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVDr060/23.7 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL CALL 907-874-2388. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5999 x 150 ft. / 1828 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 56-29.315940N | | 56-28.802897N |
| Longitude: | 132-22.949950W | | 132-21.429763W |
| Elevation: | 32.0 ft. | | 49.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 121 true | | 277 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 270 ft. hill, 700 ft. from runway, 1150 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 357 ft. trees, 8910 ft. from runway, 1000 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOT/SE REGION
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1779 |
| Manager: | PAT TAYLOR
BOX 1351
WRANGELL, AK 99929
Phone 907-874-3107 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 57% | air taxi | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 9% | local general aviation | | 7% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 28 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 10 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | ARPT MAINT PERSONNEL & EQUIP MAY BE ON RY AT ANY TIME; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE; CTC NEAREST FSS FOR CURRENT NOTAMS. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ONTO ARPT RY; TWY & ACFT PARKING APRON PROHIBITED. |
| - | BE ALERT: BLASTING SFC TO 125 FT AGL INVOF AER 10. CTC SIT FSS FOR SCHEDULE TIMES. |
| - | LEVEL ISLAND WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | ARPT SAND LARGER GRADATION THAN FAA RECOMMENDED/SEE AC150/5200-30. |
| - | CLSD TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT PPR, 24 HOUR PPR REQ FOR CARGO OPS OVER 100K CALL ARPT MGR 907-874-3107. |
| - | TWY B CLSD INDEFLY. |
| - | OFF ARPT SOLID WASTE LANDFILL APRXLY 2000 FT SW OF RY 10 LNDG THLD. BEARS, DEER, GAME FOWL, FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 28 N SIDE SHALLOW DEPRESSIONS 40 FT IN DIA, 925 FT FM APCH END. STANDING WATER AFTER RAIN. |
| - | RY 10/28 GRVD FULL LENGTH. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL; ICE CONTROL & ARPT HAZARDOUS CONDS REPORTED ONLY DURG ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF RY. |
| - | AIRPORT MAINTENANCE DUTY HRS 0700-1500. |
| - | RY COND REPORTS REFLECT CONDS DURING ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS ONLY. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (548KB) |
| LDA/DME-C | |
download (562KB) |
| LDA/DME-D | |
download (565KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (27 nm NW)
PAFE - Kake Airport (58 nm NW)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (59 nm SW)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (71 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Jul-2007
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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 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunset | | 19:29 | | 03:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 04:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 18:53:09 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Sep-2008 10:53:09 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWG | 061836Z 33005KT 5SM SCT000 SCT050 11/08 A3034 RMK AO1 WEA
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| TAF |
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| PAWG | 061741Z 061818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM2100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM0800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 1216 1SM BR BKN002 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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