FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | KVC |
Lat/Long: | 55-06-58.9830N 162-15-59.5280W 55-06.983050N 162-15.992133W 55.1163842,-162.2665356 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 148.9 ft. / 45.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10E (2020) |
From city: | 4 miles NE of KING COVE, AK |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 99612 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
FSS: | COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466] |
Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
NOTAMs facility: | KVC (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACVT REIL RWY 08, 26; PAPI RWY 08, 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 118.325 (907-497-4279) |
WX ASOS at CDB (17 nm W): | 135.75 (907-532-2639) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 118.5/278.3 (COLD BAY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CDBr108/19.6 | | COLD BAY VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 10E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ELFEE | | 111/20.9 | | 341 | | 10E | | ELF | . .-.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 3500 x 115 ft. / 1067 x 35 m |
Surface: | gravel, in good condition RWY SOFT DURING SPRING BREAKUP & AFTER HVY RAIN. GRVL-DIRT |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 55-06.973797N | | 55-06.992260N |
Longitude: | 162-16.493463W | | 162-15.490812W |
Elevation: | 146.0 ft. | | 144.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 088 true | | 258 magnetic, 268 true |
Markings: | , in fair condition | | , in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 611 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. hill, 600 ft. from runway, 336 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION 1500 ANTON LARSON ROAD KODIAK, AK 99615-6900 Phone (907) 487-4952 |
Manager: | HAROLD "HAP" KREMER BOX 97 COLD BAY, AK 99571 Phone 907-532-5000 |
Additional Remarks
- | 16+ KTS WINDS IN NE E NW QUADTS. WIND FUNNELS DOWN CANYON WEST OF RWY 08. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -8C. |
- | RWY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. |
- | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV. |
- | FBO SERVICE PHONE: 907-497-2683 |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED** | |
download (280KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (147KB) |
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COLD BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (405KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PACD - Cold Bay Airport (17 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (61 nm E)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (65 nm NE)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 13:38 |
Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
Sunset | | 23:19 | | 07:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 00:12 | | 08:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 15-Jul-2025 22:33:35 |
Local (UTC-8) | 15-Jul-2025 14:33:35 |
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METAR |
PAVC | 152156Z AUTO 11011KT 7SM SCT005 OVC016 11/10 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01060100
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PACD 16nm W | 152202Z 13013KT 10SM FEW016 SCT023 OVC090 13/09 A3022 RMK AO2 T01330094
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TAF |
PACD 16nm W | 151724Z 1518/1618 15014KT P6SM FEW015 OVC025 FM160300 15010KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM160600 26006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM161000 24006KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC007
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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