Whittier Airport (IEM) Information

Whittier, AK

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:IEM
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:148-43-10.7500W/60-46-37.8100N
-148.719653/60.777169 (Estimated)
Elevation:39 ft / 11.89 m (Estimated)
Land:0 acres
From nearest city:1 nautical miles NW of Whittier, AK
Location:Valdez-chitna-whitie County, AK
Magnetic Variation:25E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:St Of Ak Dot/pf Central Reg
Address:Po Box 196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900
Phone number:907-269-0760
Manager:Larry Bushnell
Address:State Of Ak Dot/pf
Girdwood, AK 99587
Phone number:907-783-2232

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
WIND INDICATOR MAY BE UNRELIABLE.
Segmented Circle:No
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Anchorage
Region:AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC:ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS:ENA - Kenai
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Phone:800-478-3576
FSS Toll Free:1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility:IEM (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:N

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.900

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimension:1480 x 60 ft / 451.1 x 18.3 m
Surface:GRAVEL, Fair Condition
RY 04/22 ROCKS UP TO 4 IN ON RY WITH 2 IN TALL GRASS GROWING ON SFC. STANDING WATER ON RY AFTER RAIN.
  Runway 04 Runway 22
Elevation:39.00 ft19.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:None, None,
Obstruction:26 ft road, 185.0 ft from runway, 8:1 slope to clear, 0.0 ft from runway, 50:1 slope to clear

Remarks

APCH TO RY 22 OVER WATER. DISTANCE FROM WATER TO THLD PANELS 205 FT.
FOR TKOF USE RY 04 ONLY; FIRST 130 FT OF RY 04 UNUSBL. PILE OF LARGE ROCKS LCTD APCH END RY 04. FOR LDGS USE RY 22 ONLY; GO AROUND UNLIKELY.
WHITTIER AND PORTAGE GLACIER WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
NO SCHEDULED MAINT. NO WINTER MAINT. CLSD FROM FIRST SNOWFALL TIL AFTER BREAKUP.
WHEN AVBL WEA RPRTS HRLY ONLY.
RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LDG.
BIRD ACTIVITY IN ARPT AREA.
RY 04 SLOPES TOWARDS WATER AT -2%.

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