FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z48 |
| Lat/Long: | 63-34-17.7930N / 156-08-38.5820W
63-34.296550N / 156-08.643033W
63.5716092 / -156.1440506
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 740 ft. / 226 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 23E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of BEAR CREEK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1951 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MCGr320/39.9 | | MC GRATH VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 1675 x 40 ft. / 511 x 12 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in poor condition
SOFT WHEN WET. STANDING WATER MAY BE PRESENT. RY OVERGROWN WITH GRASS & SHRUBS. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15 THLD MARKED BY CONES |
| Operational restrictions: | LAND RY 15 - TKOF RY 33. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 520 ft. mtn, 2600 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 460 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 67% | air taxi | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION - AIRFIELD NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | RY 15/33 DOGLEGS TO THE E AT S END. |
| - | RY 15/33 E SIDE USED AS A ROAD; TIRE RUTS TO 5 INCHES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z48.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAMC - Mc Grath Airport (40 nm S)
PAFS - Nikolai Airport (58 nm SE)
PARY - Ruby Airport (72 nm N)
PAGA - Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (73 nm N)
PAKV - Kaltag Airport (82 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:29 | | 18:29 |
| Sunrise | | 10:37 | | 19:37 |
| Sunset | | 15:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 05:14:19 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 01-Dec-2009 20:14:19 |
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| METAR |
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PAMC
39nm S | 020450Z 00000KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV007 M07/M08 A2926 SLP918 P0002 T10671078
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PATL
41nm S | 020455Z AUTO 03003KT 2 1/2SM OVC010 M03/M04 A2924 RMK AO1 T10331038
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PAMC
39nm S | 020345Z 0204/0224 VRB03KT 1SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC015 FM021000 00000KT 4SM -SN BR OVC012 FM021200 00000KT 1SM BR OVC004 FM022000 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT004 BKN025
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