AirNav: PFKW - Kwethluk Airport

PFKW

Kwethluk Airport
Kwethluk, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	KWT
Lat/Long:	60-47-25.2000N 161-26-37.3000W 60-47.420000N 161-26.621667W 60.7903333,-161.4436944 (estimated)
Elevation:	25.3 ft. / 7.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (2010)
From city:	1 mile SSW of KWETHLUK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99621

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	KWT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	120.000 (907-868-7313)
WX AWOS-3P at Z13 (8 nm N):	118.0 (907-269-2870)
WX ASOS at BET (12 nm W):	135.45 (907-560-7632)
WX AWOS-3P at WNA (17 nm W):	121.425 (907-868-7317)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC IN FREQS 125.2/ 372.0 (BETHEL RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BETr074/11.2		BETHEL VORTAC		114.10		14E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition HEAVES, RUTS & EROSION CHANNELS ALONG RWY SFC. RUTS AT RWY ENDS.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity LGTS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY BRUSH AND GRASS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	60-47.672942N	60-47.167947N
Longitude:	161-26.474530W	161-26.768635W
Elevation:	25.0 ft.	25.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	182 magnetic, 196 true	002 magnetic, 016 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	8 ft. brush, 40 ft. right of centerline	10 ft. brush, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0749
Manager:	JOSEPH LARAUX PO BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone (907) 543-2498 907-543-2498

Additional Remarks

-	WEEDS IN FRONT OF BOTH PAPI INDICATORS.
-	WINDSOCKS MAY BE UNRELIABLE
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	NUMEROUS ARPTS IN THE VICINITY.

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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (246KB)
Departure Procedures
BETHEL TWO (RNAV)		download (127KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFZK - Akiachak Airport (8 nm N)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (9 nm NE)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (11 nm SW)
PABE - Bethel Airport (12 nm W)
PANA - Napakiak Airport (17 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:53	16:53
Sunrise	09:36	17:36
Sunset	19:26	03:26
Evening civil twilight	20:09	04:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Oct-2026 01:07:01
Local (UTC-8)	18-Oct-2026 17:07:01

METAR

PFKW	190056Z AUTO 09008KT 3SM -SN BR BKN005 OVC015 00/00 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP024 P0001 T00000000 FZRANO $
PFZK 8nm N	190056Z AUTO 11007KT 9SM -SN OVC020 02/01 A2960 RMK AO2 RAB24E52SNB52 SLP020 P0000 T00170006 FZRANO $
PABE 10nm W	190053Z AUTO 10012KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN004 OVC012 00/00 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP023 P0004 T00000000 TSNO $
PANA 17nm W	190034Z AUTO 09009KT 3SM -SN BR BKN003 OVC010 01/00 A2960 RMK AO2 P0003 FZRANO TSNO

TAF

PABE
10nm W

181735Z 1818/1918 10007KT P6SM -SHSN BKN100 FM182200 11011KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM190200 08009KT 2SM -SHSNRA BR BKN007 OVC010 FM191200 10009KT 3SM -SNRA BR OVC004

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