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Bucholz AAF(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2024-04-18 0901Z
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Location Information for PKWA
Coordinates: N8°43.21' / E167°43.90'Surveyed Elevation is 15 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
KWAJALEIN TOWER: | 126.2 360.2 |
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KWAJALEIN GROUND: | 121.9 |
EMERG: | 121.5 |
BASE OPS ADVISORY SVC: | 118.8 |
- ALL ACFT WITHIN 50NM MAINT. TWR CTC, OT CTC BASE OPS 118.8 (ADVSY SVC ONLY).
- DUR AFLD OPR PERIODS WHEN ATC NOT AVBL, ALL ACFT WILL USE STD ADVSY PRO OF SECTION 4-1-9 OF THE US AIM AND SELF-ANNOUNCE ALL MOVEMENTSON CTAF BOTH ON GND AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT.
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 06/24
Dimensions: | 6668 x 198 feet / 2032 x 60 meters | |
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Surface: | Asphalt | |
Weight Limits: | S-158, D-205, ST-308 | |
Edge Lighting: | High Intensity | |
Runway 06 | Runway 24 | |
Coordinates: | N8°43.04' / E167°43.37' | N8°43.37' / E167°44.43' |
Elevation: | 14.9 | 15.3 |
Glide Slope Indicator | P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle) | P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle) |
REIL: | Yes |
Services Available
Fuel: | NONE |
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Transient Storage: | NONE |
Airframe Repair: | NOT AVAILABLE |
Engine Repair: | NOT AVAILABLE |
Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk Oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Ownership Information
Ownership: | Owned by the Army | |
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Owner: | US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY | |
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 | ||
Manager: | ||
Other Remarks
- 24 HR PPR THRU CMDR US ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL; P.O. BOX 26 APO AP 96555; ATTN: CTC BASE OPS, PACIFIC DSN 480-2131, C808-580-2131.
- AVOID RAIN CATCHMENTS ON N SIDE OF RWY AND TWY.
- (A70) FUEL CODE JP-5
- TACAN TOWER 75 FT HIGH LCTD 164 FT NORTH OF TWY E CNTRLN.
- PORTIONS OF TWY E NOT VIS FM ATCT.
- NUMEROUS TREES AND OTHER OBSTN WITHIN 300 FT S OF RY.
- USE OF PARALLEL TWY A LMTD TO C-141 AND SMALLER ACFT.
- ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION MAY EXIST 24 HRS DAILY WITHIN 5 NM, FM SFC TO 30,000 FT.
- RSTD: TWYS A AND E ARE WEIGHT RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACFT: B737, B757, B767, C-5, C-17, C-130 BACK TAXI AND 180 DEG TURN ON RY WILL BE REQUIRED, FOR EITHER ARR OR DEP. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED FOR TWY A, IN ORDER TO ACCESS EXPLOSIVE CARGO PARKING LOCATIONS.
- 250' TWR 8.5NM PKWA BRG 300DEG.
- REPORT ON INITIAL CALL UP WITH AWOS WX INFO AVBL ON FREQ.119.675 OR CALL (808) 580-2131.
- ATNDD (BASE OPS) MON 1830-0930Z, TUE-SAT 1730-0930Z, CLSD SUN.
- CTN-PILOTS HAVE EXPERIENCED VERTIGO DUR NGT OPERNS ESPECIALLY DUR PERIODS OF REDUCED VIS DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL CUES.
- AFCT WITH EXPLOSIVE CARGO SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 0830-1730 LCL.
- CAUTION: MEN, EQUIP, AND VEHICLES MAY BE OPRG IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RWY. ALL ARRS AND DEPS MAKE S TFC ONLY TO AVOID EXTRM RADIATION HAZS. OVERFLIGHT OF THE ISLAND N OF RWY IS PROHIBITED. CTC BASE OPS PRIOR TO DEP DUE TO RADIATION HAZ DE-CONFLICTION. ROTG BCN DOES NOT ROT.
- TRANSIT ALERT CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 0730-1930 LCL.
- ARR/DEP SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED BETWEEN 1300-0730 LCL.
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