Downwind Landing Airport (AK53)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	AK53
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	148-59-49.1300W/61-34-56.3200N -148.996981/61.582311 (Estimated)
Elevation	220 ft / 67.06 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SE of Palmer, AK
Location	Anchorage County, AK
Magnetic Variation	24E (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Downwind Landing, Subd Owners
Address	Po Box 196 Palmer, AK 99645
Phone number	907-745-3980
Manager	Aklestad
Address	Po Box 196 Palmer, AK 99645
Phone number	907-745-3980

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Anchorage
Region	AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC	ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS	PAQ - Palmer
FSS Phone	907-745-2495
FSS Toll Free	LC745-2495
Alternate FSS	ENA - Kenai
Alt. FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	1800 x 75 ft (549 x 23 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	16	34
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CMQ	NDB	Campbell Lake		338.00	21E	39.1 nm
BOB	NDB	Bruck		387.00	21E	42.1 nm
EDF	TACAN	Elmendorf	081X	0.00	21E	29.7 nm
ANC	VOR/DME	Anchorage	090X	114.30	25E	43.4 nm
BGQ	VORTAC	Big Lake	072X	112.50	25E	27.8 nm
MRI	VOT	Merrill		111.00		32.9 nm
ANC	VOT	Anchorage		108.40		37.4 nm

Remarks

• RY 16/34 CLSD DURG WINTER - SNOW DEEP & SURFACE RUTTED. SNOW RUTTED NOT PLOWED.
• RY 16/34 HAS ROAD THAT CROSSES - WATCH FOR CARS ON & INVOF RY.
• RY 16 RUNS DOWNHILL. DROP IS APRXLY 80 FT FM NORTH TO SOUTH.
• WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• PVDD LEFT TFC RY 16 & RIGHT TFC RY 34 ALL ACFT REMAIN AT OR BLO 600 FT AGL UNTIL CLEAR OF PALMER MUNI ARPT TFC PATTERN; ALL ARRIVING/DEPARTING SHALL ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENTIONS ON THE PALMER ARPT ADVISORY FREQ 123.6; AND ALL USERS UTILIZING STOP ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND COMPLY WITH OPERNG PROCEDURES.