Thompson Pass Airport (K55) Information

Thompson Pass, AK

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:K55
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:145-41-18.3620W/61-10-38.1730N
-145.688434/61.177270 (Estimated)
Elevation:2080 ft / 633.98 m (Estimated)
Land:0 acres
From nearest city:20 nautical miles E of Thompson Pass, AK
Location:Valdez-chitna-whitie County, AK
Magnetic Variation:27E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:State Of Alaska - Dnr
DIVISION OF LAND (SCRO)
Address:, 550 W7th Ave. Ste 900c
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Phone number:907-269-8503
Manager:Mgr. Dnr Southcentral Reg
Address:, 550 W 7th Ave. Ste 900c
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Phone number:907-269-8503

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:No
Segmented Circle:No
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Anchorage
Region:AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC:ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS:JNU - Juneau
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Phone:907-789-7380
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:JNU (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.900

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimension:2530 x 9 ft / 771.1 x 2.7 m
RY 05 , FIRST 300 FT SOFT & RUTTED, FIRST 1200 FT HAS GRASS & BRUSH TO 1 FT & REMAINDER BRUSH TO 4 FT.
9 FT USABLE WIDTH ALONG EAST SIDE OF RY - REMAINDER OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH T0 4 FT.
Surface:TURF-GRVL, Poor Condition
EAST HALF OF RWY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT - STRIP 10 FT BY 2270 FT EAST SIDE UASABLE. RY SURFACE IS SOFT AFTER RAIN; LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 INS W HALF OF RY. E HALF OF RY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT. RY RISES SLIGHTLY AT EACH END. RY 05 FIRST 300 FT SOFT & RUTTED.
RY SURFACE IS SOFT AFTER RAIN; LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 INS W HALF OF RY. E HALF OF RY OVERGROWN WITH BRUSH TO 4 FT. RY RISES SLIGHTLY AT EACH END.
  Runway 05 Runway 23
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Obstruction:35 ft trees, 350.0 ft from runway, 10:1 slope to clear950 ft hill, 2500.0 ft from runway, 375 ft right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

Remarks

UNCONTROLLED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON RY.
USUALLY TURBULENT WIND.
HIGH TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
TRANSMISSION LINE CROSSES HILL ON APPROACH END RY 23.
RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
RY 05/23. RY CONES & THLD PANELS DESTROYED AND/OR COVERED IN BRUSH. RY SUITABLE ONLY FOR CONVENTIONAL GEAR, HIGH WING ACFT.
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