AOPA Airports: Mc Kinley National Park (PAIN)

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PAINCivil
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Mc Kinley National Park

Mckinley Park, AK
Phone: 907-683-9581
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	1,720 ft (524.3 m) (Estimated)
Location:	2.00 mi. NE of Mckinley Park
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	16/34 (unpaved) Runway length: 3000 ft
Fees:	No data

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Freqs 122.725 North/ 123.65 South is Designated for Inter Acft Communication in Denali National Park

All Traffic Patterns to East Side Due to Terrain Clearance

Frequent Pedestrian & Wildlife Tfc on Ry

Rwy-34 Mtn Lctd at 10,500 Ft From Ry End

Commercial or Business Use of This Airstrip is Prohibited Except Under Permit with the National Park Service

Canyon S & W of Arpt Subject to Strong Downdrafts

Pvt Rotorwing Use Prohibited, Excp in Case of Emergs

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

No Overrun at Either Rwy End

Canyons each ry end cause sudden severe up/down drafts; ry cond not monitored; rcmd insp visually bfr use; pmt req for coml opns; moose in vcnty, use 122.725 for reporting points beyond arpt tfc areas; extensive sightseeing opns mid May to mid Sep

Right tfc ry 34 to avoid ovrflt of buildings

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Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	3000 x 68ft. / 914.4 x 20.7m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	gravel, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
16	No Data	No Data	Trees, 101 ft Left of center, 20 ft high, 97 ft from end, 4:1 clearance slope	Ry 16/34 Marked with Damaged and Faded Cones

34	No Data	No Data	Trees, 74 ft Left of center, 40 ft high, 79 ft from end, 2:1 clearance slope

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Transportation: Shuttle Bus

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Denali National Park

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N63 43.9559' / W148 54.6383'63.7325983-148.9106383
Charts:	NACO: Anchorage Sectional
Mag Var:	27E (1985)
ARTCC:	Anchorage (ZAN)
FSS:	Fairbanks (FAI) 907-474-0137
NOTAM Facility:	INR
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 2700 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	4
Multi Engine:	2
Jets:
Helicopters:	1
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	500
GA Itinerant:	1,700
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	1,000
Military:

(12-month period ending on 1/1/2006)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
WX	N/A	135.75T (907-683-1673)
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
UMM	NDB	326.0	346	26 nm
ICW	NDB	525.0	154	49 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
U S Govt Natl Pk Service	Superintendent, Denali Nat. Park
Po Box 9	Po Box 9
Denali Natl Park, AK 99755	Denali Natl Park, AK 99755
907-683-2294 (Office)	907-683-9581 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin