AirNav: PFKW - Kwethluk Airport

PFKW

Kwethluk Airport
Kwethluk, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	KWT
Lat/Long:	60-47-25.2000N 161-26-37.3000W 60-47.420000N 161-26.621667W 60.7903333,-161.4436944 (estimated)
Elevation:	25.3 ft. / 7.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (2010)
From city:	1 mile SSW of KWETHLUK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99621

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	KWT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	120.000 (907-868-7313)
WX AWOS-3P at Z13 (8 nm N):	118.0 (907-269-2870)
WX ASOS at BET (12 nm W):	135.45 (907-543-5475)
WX AWOS-3P at WNA (17 nm W):	121.425 (907-868-7317)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC IN FREQS 125.2/ 372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BETr074/11.2		BETHEL VORTAC		114.10		14E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
OSCARVILLE		079/12.6		251		11E		OSE	--- ... .

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition HEAVES, RUTS & EROSION CHANNELS ALONG RWY SFC. RUTS AT RWY ENDS.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity LGTS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BRUSH AND GRASS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	60-47.672942N	60-47.167947N
Longitude:	161-26.474530W	161-26.768635W
Elevation:	25.0 ft.	25.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	182 magnetic, 196 true	002 magnetic, 016 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	8 ft. brush, 40 ft. right of centerline	10 ft. brush, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0749
Manager:	JOSEPH LARAUX PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone (907) 543-2498 907-543-2498

Additional Remarks

-	WEEDS IN FRONT OF BOTH PAPI INDICATORS.
-	WINDSOCKS MAY BE UNRELIABLE
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	NUMEROUS ARPTS IN THE VICINITY.

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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (241KB)
Departure Procedures
BETHEL TWO (RNAV)		download (122KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (17 nm W)
PFKA - Kasigluk Airport (32 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:39	17:39
Sunrise	09:27	18:27
Sunset	17:32	02:32
Evening civil twilight	18:20	03:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Nov-2024 00:05:55
Local (UTC-9)	05-Nov-2024 15:05:55

METAR

PFZK 8nm N	052356Z AUTO 06018G24KT 10SM OVC055 02/M02 A2862 RMK AO2 SLP690 T00171022 10017 21033 58007 FZRANO TSNO
PABE 10nm W	052353Z 04017G26KT 10SM OVC055 01/M02 A2861 RMK AO2 PK WND 04029/2303 SLP690 T00061022 10006 21050 56010
PANA 17nm W	052356Z AUTO 06013G20KT 10SM OVC055 02/M02 A2860 RMK AO2 SLP685 T00171017 10017 21033 56008 FZRANO TSNO

TAF

PABE
10nm W

051720Z 0518/0618 03022G35KT P6SM SKC FM060000 04021G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 FM060400 03018G26KT P6SM OVC019 FM060700 03016G24KT P6SM OVC035 FM061200 03014G21KT P6SM OVC050 FM061300 03014G21KT P6SM OVC007

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