| KGZ
Airport
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Glacier Creek
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Glacier Creek, Alaska
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FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 05/02/2013 - 6/27/2013
| FAA Identifier: | KGZ |
| Lat/Lng: |
61.4551344444, -142.380950833
61-27-18.4840N, 142-22-51.4230W
Estimated
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| Elevation: |
2380 feet
Surveyed
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| Magnetic Variation: |
28E,
(1985),
[20E (2013)]
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| Sectional: |
ANCHORAGE
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| From City: |
in Glacier Creek
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| Use: |
Open to the public
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| Airspace Analysis: |
NOT ANALYZED
Estabd Prior to 1959.
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| Ownership: |
Publicly owned
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| Activation: |
01/1952
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| Control Tower: |
no
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| ARTCC: |
Anchorage Center
(ZAN)
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| FSS: |
Kenai FSS
(ENA)
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| NOTAMs and Weather: |
ENA
NOTAM-D service at airport
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| Wind Indicator: |
None
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| Landing Fee: |
no
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| Airframe Repair: |
None
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| Powerplant Repair: |
None
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| Bottled Oxygen: |
None
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| Bulk Oxygen: |
None
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| For year ending: |
12/31/2005
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| AirTaxi: |
50
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| Non-local GA: |
10
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| Total: |
60
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| Owner: |
Wrangle St.Elias Natl Park & Preser
Box 493
Copper Center, Ak 99573
907-822-7250
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| Manager: |
Danny Rosenkrans
Box 493
Copper Center, Ak 99753
907-822-7240
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Runway 11/29
| Length: |
1400 feet
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| Width: |
15 feet
15 Ft Wide Gravel Path. Brush to 36 in Both Sides.
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| Surface: |
Gravel, Poor Condition
Runway Surface Rough with Rocks to 8 in Diam, Ruts Down Runway Center; Runway Undulates.
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End 11 |
End 29 |
| Gradient: |
0.8
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0.8
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| Objects: |
Tree
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Tree
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| Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): |
Utility runway with a visual approach
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Utility runway with a visual approach
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| Object Clearance Slope: |
4:1
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3:1
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| Object Height: |
7' AGL
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22' AGL
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| Object Distance: |
30' Along centerline
3' Right of centerline
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83' Along centerline
77' Right of centerline
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| • | Runway 11/29 in Steep Mountain Canyon & Subject to Turbulent Winds. |
| • | Runway 11/29 not Rcmd for Tri-Cycle General Aircraft. |
| • | Runway 11/29 Slope 2%. |
| • | Runway Condition not Monitored; Rcmd Visual Inspection Prior to Landing. |
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