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Location
& QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2006-02-16 |
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Airport
Identifier: |
K55 |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
145-41-18.3620W/61-10-38.1730N
-145.688434/61.177270 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
2080 ft / 633.98 m (Estimated) |
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Land: |
0 acres |
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From
nearest city: |
20 nautical miles E of Thompson Pass, AK |
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Location: |
Valdez-chitna-whitie County, AK |
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Magnetic Variation: |
27E (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
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Ownership: |
Publicly owned |
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Owner: |
Dept Of Natural Resources |
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Address: |
, 550 W7th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501 |
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Phone
number: |
907-269-8600 |
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Manager: |
Bob Loeffler |
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Address: |
, 550 W 7th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501 |
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Phone number: |
907-269-8600 |
Airport
Operations and Facilities
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Airport
Use: |
Open to public |
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Wind
indicator: |
Yes |
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Segmented
Circle: |
No |
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Control
Tower: |
No |
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Attendance
Schedule: |
UNATNDD |
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Landing
fee charge: |
No |
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Sectional
chart: |
Anchorage |
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Region: |
AAL - Alaska |
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Boundary
ARTCC: |
ZAN - Anchorage |
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Tie-in
FSS: |
JNU - Juneau |
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FSS
on Airport: |
No |
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FSS
Phone: |
907-586-7380 |
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FSS
Toll Free: |
1-800-WX-BRIEF |
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NOTAMs
Facility: |
VDZ (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Airport
Communications
Airport
Services
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Airframe
Repair: |
NONE |
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Power
Plant Repair: |
NONE |
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Bottled
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Bulk
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 05/23
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Dimension: |
2530
x 90 ft / 771.1 x 27.4 m
RY 05 , FIRST 300 FT SOFT & RUTTED, FIRST 1200 FT HAS GRASS
& BRUSH TO 1 FT & REMAINDER BRUSH TO 4 FT.
ONLY 10-12 FT USABLE WIDTH ALONG EAST SIDE OF RWY - REMAINDER OVERGROWN
WITH UP TO 4 FT BRUSH. |
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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. |
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Runway 05 |
Runway 23 |
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Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
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Obstruction: |
35 ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway, 84 ft left
of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
950 ft hill, 2500.0 ft from runway, 375 ft
right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
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ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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MNL |
NDB |
Mineral Creek |
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524.00 |
27E |
19.5 nm |
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GCR |
NDB |
Glacier River |
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404.00 |
22E |
41.3 nm |
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HBK |
NDB |
Hinchinbrook |
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362.00 |
27E |
48.5 nm |
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ALJ |
NDB |
Orca Bay |
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233.00 |
23E |
49.5 nm |
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JOH |
VOR/DME |
Johnstone Point |
114X |
116.70 |
27E |
49.6 nm |
Remarks
- UNCONTROLLED
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON RY.
- USUALLY
TURBULENT WIND.
- HIGH
TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
- TRANSMISSION
LINE CROSSES HILL ON APPROACH END RY 23.
- CAUTION:
RWY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
6/Month |
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Air Taxi: |
16.1% |
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General
Aviation Local: |
19.4% |
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General
Aviation Itinerant: |
64.5% |
Thompson Pass Airport
Address:
Valdez-chitna-whitie County, AK
Tel:
907-269-8600
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and information placed above are from
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We
thank them for the data!
| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALASKA
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| FAA ID |
K55
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| Latitude |
61-10-38.173N
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| Longitude |
145-41-18.362W
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| Elevation |
2080 feet
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| Near City |
THOMPSON
PASS |
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