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Cold Bay Airport

Cold Bay Airport


Cold Bay is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 88.

Cold Bay is one of the main commercial centers of the Alaska Peninsula, and is home to Cold Bay Airport.

Cold Bay is located at 55°12'33" North, 162°42'51" West (55.209038, -162.714298)GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 183.7 km² (70.9 mi²). 140.8 km² (54.4 mi²) of it is land and 42.9 km² (16.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 23.34% water.

Cold Bay Airport (IATA: CDB, ICAO: PACD) is an airport in Cold Bay, Alaska. It is one of the main airports serving the Alaska Peninsula.

Cold Bay's main runway is the fifth-largest in Alaska and was built during World War II. Today, it is used by scheduled cargo flights (Alaska Central Express and Evergreen International Airlines), and is sometimes used as an emergency diversion airport for passenger flights across the Pacific Ocean.

Six aircraft are based permanently at the airport. Although there is no scheduled passenger service, air taxi operators fly in and out of the airport daily.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2006-02-16

Airport Identifier:

CDB

Longitude/Latitude:

162-43-27.3230W/55-12-20.1300N
-162.724256/55.205592 (Estimated)

Elevation:

102 ft / 31.09 m (Surveyed)

Land:

0 acres

From nearest city:

0 nautical miles N of Cold Bay, AK

Location:

Aleutian Islands County, AK

Magnetic Variation:

14E (2005)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

State Of Ak Dotpf-central Rgn

Address:

Pouch 196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900

Phone number:

907-269-0747

Manager:

Hap Kremer

Address:

Box 97
Cold Bay, AK 99571

Phone number:

907-532-5000
907-532-5000 STATE M&O PHONE

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Attendance Schedule:

ALL/SUN-SAT/0600-1800
ARPT MAINT DUTY HRS: 0600-1800 SUN THRU SAT.

Lighting Schedule:

RDO-CTL
ROTG BCN OPERATES 1800-0800. OTR TIMES CTC COLD BAY FSS.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Cold Bay

Region:

AAL - Alaska

Boundary ARTCC:

ZAN - Anchorage

Tie-in FSS:

CDB - Cold Bay

FSS on Airport:

Yes

FSS Phone:

907-532-2454

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-478-7250

Alternate FSS:

ENA - Kenai

Alt. FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

CDB (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

I BS 5/1973
CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR IN WRITING TO AMGR BOX 97 COLD BAY AK 99571.

Federal Agreements:

NGPY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

123.600

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100 A
FUEL SVC CHG AFTER HRS.

Airframe Repair:

MINOR

Power Plant Repair:

MINOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:

5126 x 150 ft / 1562.4 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Poor Condition
PAVEMENT HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF SPALLING AND CRACKING.

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 99000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 131000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 345000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 08

Runway 26

Longitude:

162-43-38.8700W

162-42-26.1500W

Latitude:

55-11-56.3100N

55-11-52.8400N

Alignment:

95

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Right

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

32.00 ft

32.00 ft

VASI:

4-box on left side
LINE OF SIGHT FOR VASI RWY 08 OFFSET 5 DEG TO THE NORTH.

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

 

Runway 14/32

Dimension:

10415 x 150 ft / 3174.5 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition
PAVEMENT HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF SPALLING AND CRACKING.

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 99000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 345000 lbs.
Dual dual tandem wheel: 875000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 14

Runway 32

Longitude:

162-44-16.5100W

162-43-10.2600W

Latitude:

55-13-20.6200N

55-11-45.1600N

Elevation:

69.00 ft

89.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

ILS Type:

ILS

MLS

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Right

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

0.00 ft

45.00 ft

VASI:

 

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

0.00°

3.00°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown

 

Approach lights:

MALSR

MALSR

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

CD

NDB

Elfee

 

341.00

17E

5.9 nm

CDB

VORTAC

Cold Bay

073X

112.60

17E

4.1 nm

Remarks

  • SNOW & ICE REMOVAL AND ARPT HAZ RPRTG ONLY PERFORMED DURG DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARNGMT IN WRITING WITH AMGR.
  • PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MAY BE WORKING ON THE RY AT ANY TIME.
  • LIGHTED TWR 123 FT AGL 1500 FT E RY 32.
  • PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND.
  • KING COVE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • LARGE BIRDS NEAR APCH ENDS OF ALL RYS.
  • BRAKELOCK TURNS NOT ALLOWED ON RYS.
  • NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING 1630-0800 DAILY FOR RWY/TWY OR RAMP.
  • CFR INDEX B. INDEX MAY BE REDUCED FOR ACFT LESS THAN 90'.
  • NO CUSTOMS AVBL; WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR REFUELING STOPS 24-48 HRS IN ADVANCE IF ARRIVING FROM A FOREIGN COUNTY; FAX 907-271-2684 OR 907-271-2686.
  • AIRP LIGHTING DURING THE HRS CDB FSS CLSD: ACTVT HIRL RYS 08/26 14/32 MALSR RYS 14 & 32 VASI RYS 08 26 & 32 - CTAF.
  • TWR 4.8 NM NW OF ARPT UNLGTD.

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

6

Single Engine Airplanes:

5

Multi Engine Airplanes:

1

Operational Statistics

Aircraft Operations:

80/Week

Air Carrier:

8.4%

Air Taxi:

48.3%

General Aviation Local:

3.6%

General Aviation Itinerant:

27.9%

Military:

3.4%

 

 

Cold Bay Airport

Address: Aleutian Islands County, AK

Tel: 907-269-0747


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General Info
Country United States
State ALASKA
FAA ID CDB
Latitude 55-12-20.159N
Longitude 162-43-27.346W
Elevation 98 feet
Near City COLD BAY

 


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