FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z91 |
| Lat/Long: | 66-16-26.3850N / 145-49-26.5370W
66-16.439750N / 145-49.442283W
66.2739958 / -145.8240381
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 450 ft. / 137 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 30E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of BIRCH CREEK, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1980 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FYUr191/22.3 | | FORT YUKON VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| YUKON RIVER | | 194/23.5 | | 242 | | 25E | | FTO | ..-. - --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOT/PF N REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JEREMY WORRALL
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5230 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 71/month * | | 59% | air taxi | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 6% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | SUAIS - 125.3 (1-800-758-8723). |
| - | SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z91.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFYU - Fort Yukon Airport (23 nm NE)
PAWB - Beaver Airport (39 nm W)
PAVE - Venetie Airport (46 nm N)
PACI - Chalkyitsik Airport (55 nm NE)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (97 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 24-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:05 | | 17:05 |
| Sunrise | | 09:08 | | 18:08 |
| Sunset | | 15:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 22:31:00 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 13:31:00 |
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| METAR |
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PFYU
22nm NE | 082216Z 06005KT 10SM CLR M18/M21 A2969 RMK AO1 PNO
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