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) |
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 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) |
CTAF: | 122.900 |
Airframe Repair: | NONE |
Power Plant Repair: | NONE |
Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
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 | |
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Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Obstruction: | 35 ft trees, 350.0 ft from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | 950 ft hill, 2500.0 ft from runway, 375 ft right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
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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