FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 ft. / 7.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99621 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BET (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPIS & REILS RYS 18 & 36 & ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
- 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 |
| BETHEL | | 078/11.1 | | 344 | | 14E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 076/12.6 | | 251 | | 14E | | OSE | --- ... . |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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) PAPI RY 36 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 31 ft. hill, 1215 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOT/PF CENT REG PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0751 |
| Manager: | L.J. DAVIS PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2495 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
| - | WINDSOCK UNRELIABLE. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (248KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BETHEL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (168KB) |
| BETHEL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
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)
PAEE - Eek Airport (39 nm SW)
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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 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 09:31 | | 18:31 |
| Sunrise | | 10:27 | | 19:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 01:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 06:54:39 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 30-Nov-2009 21:54:39 |
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| METAR |
PABE 10nm W | 010553Z 16011KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A2900 RMK AO2 SLP824 60002 T10281044 10006 21056 51018
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| TAF |
PABE 10nm W | 010550Z 0106/0206 15010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM020300 03009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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