AirNav: WSM - Wiseman Airport

WSM

Wiseman Airport
Wiseman, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 DECEMBER 2018

Location

FAA Identifier:	WSM
Lat/Long:	67-24-18.3850N / 150-07-15.1600W 67-24.306417N / 150-07.252667W 67.4051069 / -150.1208778 (estimated)
Elevation:	1195 ft. / 364 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SSW of WISEMAN, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, WINDSOCK MAY BE UNRELIABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION BY TREES.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHANDALAR LAKE		239/38.4		263		22E		CQR	-.-. --.- .-.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2000 x 30 ft. / 610 x 9 m
Surface:	gravel, in poor condition 6 INCH ROCKS & 24 INCH GRASS ALONG RY SFC; 48 INCH SAPLINGS IN RY 02 SAFETY AREA.
Runway edge markings:	02/20 MARKED WITH REFLECTIVE MARKERS & CONES.
Gradient:	N.
Operational restrictions:	BE ALERT: BACKCOUNTRY STRIP IN MTN VALLEY; HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	67-24.194500N	67-24.418000N
Longitude:	150-07.564500W	150-06.939667W
Elevation:	1182.0 ft.	1195.0 ft.
Gradient:	0.7% UP
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	019 magnetic, 047 true	199 magnetic, 227 true
Displaced threshold:	500 ft.	no
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	32 ft. trees, 80 ft. left and right of centerline	33 ft. trees, 74 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER RD, 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	JEFF RUSSELL 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2207

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 22/month *
56%	transient general aviation
44%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016

Additional Remarks

-	SKI PLANE OPNS ONLY IN WINTER; SNOW REMOVAL NOT AVBL.
-	RY NOT MAINTAINED & CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	TREES TO 35 FT WITHIN 75 FT EACH SIDE OF RY CENTERLINE.
-	RECMD DOGLEG APPROACH RY 02 DUE TO HILL.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WSM.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PACX - Coldfoot Airport (9 nm S)
PABT - Bettles Airport (44 nm SW)
PAKP - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (57 nm NW)
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (78 nm SW)
PAWB - Beaver Airport (89 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Dec-2018

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	10:10	19:10
Sunrise	12:46	21:46
Sunset	13:08	22:08
Evening civil twilight	15:44	00:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Dec-2018 06:17:32
Local (UTC-9)	18-Dec-2018 21:17:32

METAR

PABT
44nm SW

190553Z 00000KT 7SM -SN OVC041 M19/M22 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP985 PCPN VRY LGT 60004 931030 4/032 T11891222 11189 21200 53004 PNO $

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