AOPA Airports: Butte Municipal (AK1)

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Butte Municipal

Palmer, AK
Phone: 907-745-4557
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	64 ft (19.5 m) (Estimated)
Location:	5.00 mi. SE of Palmer
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	07/25 (unpaved) Runway length: 1806 ft
Fees:	Tiedown

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400 Ft Safety Area on Ry 07 End

Ry 07/25 Conditions Not Monitored, Visual Inspection Recommended Prior to Ldg

Wx Camera Avbl on Internet at http://akweathercams.faa.gov

Ry Safety Area Cleared 1800 Ft X 200 Ft

Road Runs Along North & South Side of Ry

Runway cond not monitored; rcmd insp visually bfr use; use ctn on apch, strong downdrafts on short final when E winds blowing; no winter maint

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Runway 07/25

Dimensions:	1806 x 50ft. / 550.5 x 15.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	gravel, natural soil, no surface treatment, in poor condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Obstructions
07	No Data	No Data	Trees, 83 ft Right of center, 47 ft high, 257 ft from end, 5:1 clearance slope

25	No Data	No Data	Tree, 103 ft Right of center, 41 ft high, 240 ft from end, 6:1 clearance slope

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N61 31.8189' / W149 1.0582'61.5303153-149.0176361
Charts:	NACO: Anchorage Sectional
Mag Var:	25E (1985)
ARTCC:	Anchorage (ZAN)
FSS:	Palmer (PAQ) 907-745-2495
NOTAM Facility:	ENA
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 900 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	15
Multi Engine:
Jets:
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Airport Activity

GA Local:	500
GA Itinerant:	60
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 6/1/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
EDF	TACAN	.0	031	27 nm
BGQ	VORTAC	112.5	076	27 nm
MRI	VOT	111.0	000	30 nm
TED	VOR/DME	113.2	032	35 nm
ANC	VOT	108.4	000	36 nm
CMQ	NDB	338.0	035	37 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Butte Airmans Assoc	Gerald Huppert
4705 South Mckechnie Loop	4705 South Mckechnie Loop
Palmer, AK 99645	Palmer, AK 99645
907-745-4557 (Office)	907-745-4557 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin