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Coordinates: 60°57′58″N 149°07′33″W / 60.96611°N 149.12583°W / 60.96611; -149.12583
| Girdwood Airport |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: AQY |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
State of Alask DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Serves |
Girdwood, Alaska |
| Elevation AMSL |
150 ft / 46 m |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 1/19 |
2,088 |
636 |
Gravel |
| Statistics (2005) |
| Aircraft operations |
3,300 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Girdwood Airport (FAA LID: AQY) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Girdwood, in Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 8,100 enplanements (all unscheduled) in 2006. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is a general aviation airport.
Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the 12th season of the popular 5-time emmy winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race.
Facilities and aircraft
Girdwood Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 2,088 x 73 ft. (636 x 22 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,300 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 55% general aviation and 45% air taxi.
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Location & QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2006-02-16 |
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Airport Identifier: |
AQY |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
149-07-32.8410W/60-57-57.9450N
-149.125789/60.966096 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
150
ft / 45.72 m (Estimated) |
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Land: |
0
acres |
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From nearest
city: |
3
nautical miles NE of Girdwood, AK |
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Location: |
Anchorage
County, AK |
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Magnetic
Variation: |
25E
(1985) |
Owner & Manager
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Ownership: |
Publicly
owned |
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Owner: |
State
Of Ak Dotpf-central Rgn |
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Address: |
Pouch
196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900 |
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Phone number: |
907-269-0767 |
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Manager: |
Larry
Bushnell |
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Address: |
St
Of Ak Dotpf Gen Delivery
Girwood, AK 99587 |
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Phone number: |
907-783-2232 |
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: |
Yes |
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Control Tower: |
No |
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Attendance
Schedule: |
907-783-2232 |
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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: |
ANC
(NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
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Federal Agreements: |
NGY |
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 01/19
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Dimension: |
2088 x 73 ft / 636.4
x 22.3 m |
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Surface: |
GRAVEL, Good Condition |
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Runway 01 |
Runway 19 |
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Elevation: |
134.00 ft |
164.00 ft |
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Traffic Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
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Obstruction: |
51 ft trees, 955.0 ft from runway, 18:1 slope
to clear |
126 ft trees, 1800.0 ft from runway, 14:1 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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CMQ |
NDB |
Campbell Lake |
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338.00 |
21E |
29.5
nm |
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BOB |
NDB |
Bruck |
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387.00 |
21E |
32.9
nm |
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EDF |
TACAN |
Elmendorf |
081X |
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21E |
25.5
nm |
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ANC |
VOR/DME |
Anchorage |
090X |
114.30 |
25E |
33.3
nm |
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BGQ |
VORTAC |
Big
Lake |
072X |
112.50 |
25E |
43.7
nm |
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MRI |
VOT |
Merrill |
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111.00 |
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25.7
nm |
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ANC |
VOT |
Anchorage |
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108.40 |
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28.0
nm |
Remarks
- RY
CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- AREA
200 FT SOUTH END RY 01 HAS 10% UP SLOPE TO THE SOUTH.
- 200'
SAFETY AREA AT EACH END RY 01/19.
- FOR
WSO PHONE 271-3491.
- PARACHUTE
ACTIVITY ON ARPT FRI THRU SUN.
- CABLE
100 FT AGL RUNS FROM NEW HOTEL TO ROUNDHOUSE.
- 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: |
28 |
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Single Engine Airplanes: |
28 |
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
64/Week |
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Air Taxi: |
45.5% |
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General Aviation
Local: |
30.3% |
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General Aviation
Itinerant: |
24.2% |
Girdwood Airport
Address: Anchorage
County, AK
Tel:
907-269-0767,
907-783-2232
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http://www.airport-data.com/airport/AQY/
We
thank them for the data!
| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALASKA
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| FAA ID |
AQY
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| Latitude |
60-57-57.945N
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| Longitude |
149-07-32.841W
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| Elevation |
150 feet
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| Near City |
GIRDWOOD
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