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| Willow Airport |
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| IATA: WOW – ICAO: PAUO – FAA LID: UUO |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Serves |
Willow, Alaska |
| Elevation AMSL |
221 ft / 67 m |
| Coordinates |
61°45′15″N 150°03′06″W / 61.75417°N 150.05167°W / 61.75417; -150.05167 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 13/31 |
4,400 |
1,341 |
Gravel |
| Statistics (2005) |
| Aircraft operations |
7,700 |
| Based aircraft |
21 |
| Enplanements (2008) |
2,703 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Willow Airport (IATA: WOW, ICAO: PAUO, FAA LID: UUO) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located across the road from Willow Lake and the Willow Seaplane Base (ICAO: 2X2).
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Willow Airport had 2,703 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 33% from the 2,025 enplanements in 2007. Willow Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Willow Airport is assigned UUO by the FAA and WOW by the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Willow Airport covers an area of 610 acres (247 ha) at an elevation of 221 feet (67 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 4,400 by 75 feet (1,341 x 23 m). The airport is unattended.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 7,700 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 78% general aviation, 19% air taxi and 3% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 5% multi-engine and 5% helicopter.
Remarks:
- Runway 13 non-standard markings; threshold marked with flexible reflective markers & cones.
- Runway 31 non-standard markings; displaced threshold marked with reflective markers & cones.
- Runway 31 approach slope 20:1 to displaced threshold.
- Credit card self serve fuel available 24 hours.
- Activate rotating beacon - CTAF.
- Activate MIRL runway 13/31 - CTAF.
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to using.
- Float planes on Willow Lake across road.
- When available weather reports hourly only.
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Location
& QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2006-06-08 |
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Airport
Identifier: |
UUO |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
150-03-06.2600W/61-45-15.0800N
-150.051739/61.754189 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
221 ft / 67.36 m (Surveyed) |
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Land: |
610 acres |
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From
nearest city: |
1 nautical miles NW of Willow, AK |
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Location: |
Mata-sus Borough County, AK |
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Magnetic Variation: |
25E (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
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Ownership: |
Publicly owned |
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Owner: |
St Of Ak Dotpf Cen Reg |
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Address: |
P.o. Box 196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900 |
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Phone
number: |
907-266-1785 |
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Manager: |
Ken Hammonds |
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Address: |
Po Box 289, Inter Springer Loop
Palmer, AK 99645 |
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Phone number: |
907-495-6286 |
Airport
Operations and Facilities
|
Airport
Use: |
Open to public |
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Wind
indicator: |
Yes |
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Segmented
Circle: |
Yes |
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Control
Tower: |
No |
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Attendance
Schedule: |
UNATNDD |
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Lighting
Schedule: |
DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - 122.8. |
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Beacon
Color: |
Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
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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: |
ENA - Kenai |
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FSS
on Airport: |
No |
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FSS
Phone: |
800-478-3576 |
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FSS
Toll Free: |
1-800-WX-BRIEF |
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NOTAMs
Facility: |
UUO (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
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Federal Agreements: |
NP |
Airport
Communications
Airport
Services
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Fuel
available: |
100LL
CREDIT CARD SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
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Airframe
Repair: |
MAJOR |
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Power
Plant Repair: |
MAJOR |
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Bulk
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 13/31
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Dimension: |
4400 x 75 ft / 1341.1 x 22.9 m |
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Surface: |
GRAVEL, Good Condition |
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Edge
Lights: |
Medium |
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Runway 13 |
Runway 31 |
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Longitude: |
150-03-26.2300W |
150-02-45.7470W |
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Latitude: |
61-45-35.2670N |
61-44-56.5340N |
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Elevation: |
205.00 ft |
221.00 ft |
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Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Right |
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Displaced
threshold: |
0.00 ft |
400.00 ft |
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Obstruction: |
36 ft trees, 900.0 ft from runway, 150 ft left
of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
100 ft trees, 2000.0 ft from runway, 20:1 slope
to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
|
ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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PEE |
NDB |
Peters Creek |
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305.00 |
26E |
34.7 nm |
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CMQ |
NDB |
Campbell Lake |
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338.00 |
21E |
35.1 nm |
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BOB |
NDB |
Bruck |
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387.00 |
21E |
35.4 nm |
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EDF |
TACAN |
Elmendorf |
081X |
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21E |
31.1 nm |
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TKA |
VOR/DME |
Talkeetna |
109X |
116.20 |
26E |
32.8 nm |
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ANC |
VOR/DME |
Anchorage |
090X |
114.30 |
25E |
36.5 nm |
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BGQ |
VORTAC |
Big Lake |
072X |
112.50 |
25E |
11.4 nm |
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MRI |
VOT |
Merrill |
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111.00 |
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33.0 nm |
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ANC |
VOT |
Anchorage |
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108.40 |
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34.8 nm |
Remarks
- CAUTION:
ADVISE PILOT VISUALLY INSPECT RWY PRIOR TO LANDING.
- FLOAT
PLANES ON WILLOW LAKE ACROSS ROAD.
- WHEN
AVBL WEA RPRTS HRLY ONLY.
- 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.
Based Aircraft
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Aircraft
based on field: |
89 |
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Single
Engine Airplanes: |
87 |
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Multi
Engine Airplanes: |
2 |
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
149/Week |
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Air Taxi: |
19.5% |
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General
Aviation Local: |
19.5% |
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General
Aviation Itinerant: |
58.4% |
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Military: |
2.6% |
Willow Airport
Address:
Mata-sus Borough County, AK
Tel:
907-266-1785,
907-495-6286
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| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALASKA
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| FAA ID |
UUO
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| Latitude |
61-45-15.080N
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| Longitude |
150-03-06.260W
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| Elevation |
221 feet
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| Near City |
WILLOW
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