Warren 'Bud' Woods Palmer Municipal Airport

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Palmer Weather (°F)

METAR: PAAQ 190453Z 00000KT 10SM OVC070 01/M04 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP289 T00061039

TAF: PAAQ 182327Z 1900/1924 33005KT P6SM FEW015 BKN025 FM190300 00000KT P6SM FEW015 BKN040 FM191500 VRB03KT 3SM BR VCFG SCT003 BKN015 FM192200 00000KT P6SM FEW250

Reporting Station: PAAQ (0.1 NM at True Heading of 276)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1028.5
Temperature: 0.6 C (33.08 F)
Dewpoint: -3.9 C (24.98 F)

Location

Latitude: 
61-35-41.7000N (61.594917)
Longitude: 
149-05-19.4000W (-149.088722)
Elevation: 
248.6 feet MSL (76 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
15.1 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. SE of Palmer, Alaska
Found On: 
Anchorage Chart
FAA Region: 
AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROSALIE KELLY
231 W EVERGREEN
PALMER, AK 99645
907-761-1334
CITY OF PALMER
231 W EVERGREEN
PALMER, AK 99645-6952
907-745-3271

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1949
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/M-F/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAN (Anchorage)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1249 feet (381 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
PAQ
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  124
Multi Engine:  12
Jet Engine:  1
Gliders:  3

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2020)

Total Operations:  42000
GA Local:  30000 71.4%
GA Itinerant:  12000 28.6%

Communications

CTAF:  123.600
Approach:  ANCHORAGE
118.6
118.6
Departure:  ANCHORAGE
118.6
118.6
ATIS:  Hrs: 24
ASOS:  134.75 (907-746-6675)
AFIS:  134.75

  • FOR A LOCAL CALL TO PALMER FSS DIAL 745-2495. AFIS AVBL ON 134.75.
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PALMER FSS ON FREQS 122.4 & 123.6 (CTAF).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 907

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Woods Air Service, Inc.
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745-4831 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  Y
FSS Name (ID):  Palmer(PAQ) Kenai (ENA)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  LC745-2495 1-866-864-1737

Instrument Procedures / Charts


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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 10 AK-1
IAP RNAV (GPS)-A AK-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS AK-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AK-1
ODP PALMER FIVE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) AK-1
ODP PALMER FIVE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1 AK-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PAQ

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
0.0 Warren 'Bud' Woods Palmer Municipal Airport
(PAQ PAAQ PAQ)
0 345 100LL, Jet A-1
9.1 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
(5L6)
266 251 100LL
12.9 Wasilla Airport
(WWA PAWS IYS)
264 249 100LL, Jet A
16.1 Birchwood Airport
(PABV BCV)
228 213 100LL
31.2 Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport
(2OK)
223 208 100LL, Jet A
31.5 Merrill Field Airport
(MRI PAMR MRI)
223 208 100, Jet A
36.3 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
(ANC PANC ANC)
226 211 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
52.0 Talkeetna Airport
(TKA PATK TKA)
327 312 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
87.6 Kenai Municipal Airport
(ENA PAEN ENA)
226 212 100LL, Jet A
87.9 Soldotna Airport
(SXQ PASX SXQ)
221 207 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A11 FKELLY@PALMERAK.ORG
A110-10 FIRE TANKER BASE LCTD N END; MULT LRG ACFT FLTS ACT MAY-SEP; USE DSGND RUNUP AREA & GIVE WAY TO EMERG ACFT; INFO - FSS 907-745-2495 OR 122.4.
A110-11 AFIS AVBL PAQ FSS WHEN OPN; OTR TIMES KENAI FSS - 134.75.
A110-3 SEAGULLS & RAVENS ON ARPT; WATERFOWL ON ARPT SPRING & FALL.
A110-4 SKY DIVING & GLIDER ACT ON & INVOF ARPT APR-SEP; BANNER TOWING OPS MAY-OCT THU-SUN.
A110-5 WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
A110-6 TSNT PRKG N RAMP SPACES T1-T9 ADJ FSS: LRG ACFT TSNT PRKG S RAMP SPACES T10, T11 & T12.
A110-7 RWY COND AVBL 1000 M-F; WKEND & HOL NA.
A30-10/28 CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
A30-16S/34S AVBL W SIDE & PARL TO RWY 16/34; SIMUL PARL OPS NA; THR & EDGE MKD WITH CONES; WINTER MAINT NA; SEQ - CTAF.
A30A-10 7 FT FENCE 435 FT W OF THR.
A43-28 PAPI RWY 28 UNUSBL BYD 3.0 NM; DOES NOT PRVD OBSTN CLNC BYD 3.0 NM FM THR.
A43-34 PAPI RWY 34 UNUSBL BYD 5.4 NM; DOES NOT PRVD OBSTN CLNC BYD 5.4 NM FM THR.
A70-FUEL-A1 FUEL AVBL N & S RAMP H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT WHEN FSS CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 10, 28, 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 & 10/28 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 10/28
16/34
16S/34S
H1
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 6006 ft (1831 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

PAQ Airport Runway Details

Runway 10/28  3616 ft x 75 ft (1102 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/07/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  7 /R/B/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 10

Runway 28

Elevation: 
233.4 227.6
Latitude: 
61-35-41.9554N 61-35-27.8690N
Longitude: 
149-06-02.3005W 149-04-53.6632W
Runway True Alignment: 
113 293
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
TREES TOWER
Object Height: 
77 54
Distance from End: 
860 684
Object Centerline Offset: 
314 ft. left of centerline 247 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
27 26

Runway 16/34  6006 ft x 100 ft (1831 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/07/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  34 /F/B/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  180.0

Runway 16

Runway 34

Elevation: 
248.6 220.8
Latitude: 
61-36-14.3499N 61-35-15.2177N
Longitude: 
149-05-15.0039W 149-05-14.6346W
Runway True Alignment: 
180 360
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
TREES HILL
Object Height: 
79 42
Distance from End: 
1123 1161
Object Centerline Offset: 
314 ft. left of centerline 247 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
43 52
Threshold Elevation: 
246.5
Displaced Threshold: 
503
Threshold Latitude: 
61-36-09.4284N

Threshold Longitude: 

149-05-14.9731W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
6008 6008
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
6008 6008
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
6008 6008
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
5508 6008

Runway 16S/34S  1560 ft x 60 ft (475 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/07/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 16S

Runway 34S

Elevation: 
238.5 231.0
Latitude: 
61-35-53.1777N 61-35-37.8204N
Longitude: 
149-05-16.9360W 149-05-16.8362W
Runway True Alignment: 
180 360
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Object Centerline Offset: 
314 ft. left of centerline 247 ft. right of centerline

Helipad H1  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
Runway Length Source:  ARPTS CONTRACTOR as of 06/05/2018
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Helipad H1

Elevation: 
222.0
Latitude: 
61-35-12.8000N
Longitude: 
149-05-27.5000W
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Object Centerline Offset: 
314 ft. left of centerline 247 ft. right of centerline

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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