Kobuk Airport (OBU)

OBU
Kobuk Airport (OBU)
Kobuk, AK
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier OBU
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 156-53-50.4000W/66-54-44.4000N
-156.897333/66.912333 (Estimated)
Elevation 142 ft / 43.28 m (Surveyed)
Land 167 acres
Location Kobuk County, AK
Magnetic Variation 19E (2005)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner State Of Ak Dotpf N Reg
Address 2301 Peger Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone number 907-451-2200
Manager Calvin Schaeffer
Address Box 55
Kotzubue, AK 99752
Phone number 907-442-3147
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower No
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Fairbanks
Region AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS OTZ - Kotzebue
FSS on Airport No
FSS Phone 907-442-3310
FSS Toll Free 1-800-478-7460
Alternate FSS FAI - Fairbanks
Alt. FSS Toll Free 1-866-248-6516
NOTAMs Facility OTZ (NOTAM-d service available)
Federal Agreements N
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.700 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage TIE
Runway Information
Runway 09/27
Dimensions 4020 x 75 ft (1225 x 23 m)
Surface GRVL-G
09 27
Alignment 106° 127°
Physical elevation 140.00 ft 138.00 ft
Coordinates 66.913858N / 156.910782W 66.910821N / 156.883882W
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • FLOAT PLANE OPERATION ON LAKE.
  • PARALLEL PLINE NORTH OF RY.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.