Kivalina Airport

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IATA: KVL

ICAO: PAVL

FAA: KVL

Kivalina Weather (°F)

PAVL (0.5 NM at True Heading of 131)
METAR: PAVL 081053Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP066 T00780039 TSNO
TAF: N/A

Location

Latitude: 
 67-44-10.1000N (67.736139)
Longitude: 
 164-33-48.6000W (-164.5635)
Elevation: 
 18.4 feet MSL (6 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 8.3 E (as of June 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. NW of Kivalina, Alaska
Found On: 
 Nome Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ALVIN WERNEKE
BOX 55
KOTZEBUE, AK 99752
907-442-3147		 ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
907-451-2200

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1018 feet (310 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 KVL
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2019)

Total Operations:  5000
Air Taxi:  5000 100.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
ASOS:  135.8 (907-645-2160)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZBUE RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.55 (KIVALINA RCO).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 907'442
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Kotzebue(OTZ) Fairbanks (FAI)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-478-7460 1-866-248-6516

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 05/18/23 to 0901Z 06/15/23.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 AK-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS AK-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AK-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KVL

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
68.4 Ralph Wien Meml Airport
(OTZ PAOT OTZ)		 137 128 100, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL PAVL NOTAMs
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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of PAVL

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

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NM of PAVL

Remarks

A110-1 APCH TO RY 30 OVR TOWN.
A110-2 RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
A110-3 ACFT PARKING APRON LCTD 1500 FT S OF RY 30 THR; OLD RY USED AS TWY TO PARKING APRON.
A110-4 BIRDS INVOF DUMP ON APCH TO RY 12.
A110-5 BE ALERT RY 12/30 HAS NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS MAY THRU OCT.
A110-6 WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
A42-12 RY 12/30 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.
A5 NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - 122.8.
A81-BCN ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 12/30
Longest Runway: 12/30 is 3000 ft (914 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KVL Airport Runway Details

Runway 12/30  3000 ft x 60 ft (914 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/04/2011
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 12

Runway 30
Elevation: 
 16.1 17.8
Latitude: 
 67-44-20.9530N 67-43-59.3360N
Longitude: 
 164-34-15.0730W 164-33-22.0980W
Runway True Alignment: 
 137 317
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Fuel Available: 
 100, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars available

Maps & Diagrams

KVL Sectional

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KVL Diagram


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