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AQY

Girdwood Airport
Girdwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AQY
Lat/Long:	60-58-08.4800N 149-07-09.6450W 60-58.141333N 149-07.160750W 60.9690222,-149.1193458 (estimated)
Elevation:	164 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of GIRDWOOD, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99587

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	907-783-2232
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes OVR GROWN.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TEDr098/27.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2095 x 60 ft. / 639 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	THR REFLECTORS; EDGE MKR NA.
Operational restrictions:	200 FT SAFETY AREA BOTH ENDS.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	60-58.008667N	60-58.274000N
Longitude:	149-07.385833W	149-06.935667W
Elevation:	134.0 ft.	164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	015 magnetic, 040 true	195 magnetic, 220 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Obstructions:	4 ft. brush, 105 ft. left of centerline	6 ft. brush, 81 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0770
Manager:	PAUL BERTHOLL STATE OF ALASKA DOT/PF GIRDWOOD, AK 99587 Phone 907-783-2232

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
-	100 FT CABLE FM HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
-	DALGT HANG GLIDER & PARASAIL ACT 2 NM NE & ON ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AQY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (24 nm NW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (26 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (28 nm NW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (38 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:39	11:39
Sunrise	05:01	13:01
Sunset	23:05	07:05
Evening civil twilight	00:26	08:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Jul-2026 17:15:19
Local (UTC-8)	19-Jul-2026 09:15:19

METAR

PATO 14nm SE	191653Z AUTO 12017G39KT 090V160 3SM RA FEW022 BKN042 OVC060 11/08 RMK AO2 PK WND 11039/1645 SLPNO P0012 T01060078 TSNO
PAFR 24nm NW	191622Z AUTO 09012G21KT 6SM RA FEW007 OVC070 11/08 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 $
PAMR 26nm NW	191653Z 33006KT 7SM RA OVC070 10/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 P0010 T01000094
PAED 26nm NW	191605Z 35008KT 10SM -RA FEW003 SCT025 BKN032 OVC050 10/09 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP176 $

TAF

PAED 26nm NW	182100Z 1821/2003 24009KT 9999 -RA SCT009 OVC015 620604 QNH3002INS BECMG 1821/1822 25005KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 OVC055 620604 QNH3001INS BECMG 1900/1901 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT050 OVC070 640703 560208 QNH3000INS BECMG 1907/1908 01009KT 9000 -RA SCT035 OVC060 640604 QNH2998INS TX14/1900Z TN10/1913Z
PANC 29nm NW	190210Z 1902/2006 11006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN060 FM190300 14012G24KT P6SM VCSH FEW015 SCT030 OVC070 FM190800 34005KT 6SM -RA OVC060 WS008/12030KT FM200000 VRB05G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC070 WS008/12030KT

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