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Z48 Bear Creek 3 Airport
Bear Creek, Alaska, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCGr320/39.9MC GRATH VORTAC115.5019E

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: leftright
Obstructions: 520 ft. mtn, 2600 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear55 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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From to Z48

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:3317:33
Sunrise09:2818:28
Sunset16:4901:49
Evening civil twilight17:4402:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 03:44:41
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 18:44:41
 
METAR
PAMC 
39nm S 
090253Z 00000KT 10SM SCT120 BKN200 M16/M19 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP089 T11611189 51010
PATL 
41nm S 
090255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M17/M19 A2969 RMK AO1 T11671188
TAF
PAMC 
39nm S 
082337Z 0900/0924 35006KT P6SM BKN200 FM090300 30005KT P6SM BKN080 OVC150 FM091400 14002KT P6SM -SN OVC050 FM092000 12004KT 3SM -SN BR OVC028

 
 

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