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K55 · Thompson Pass Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K55 Elev 2,080 ft Lat 61° 10.64' N Lon 145° 41.28' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,530 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 — 2,530 ft 9 ft TURF-GRVL-P No —
23 — 2,530 ft 9 ft TURF-GRVL-P No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·UNCTLD VEHICLE TFC ON RWY.
  • ·RWY COND UNMNT: RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·ALSO KNOWN AS 30 MILE. 20 SM E VALDEZ.
  • ·RWY UNSAFE FOR LNDG, TKOF OR TGL DUE TO DEBRIS ON RWY - AMGR.
  • ·FIRST 300 FT SOFT & RUTTED. 1 FT GRASS & BRUSH FIRST 1200 FT; REMAINDER 10 FT BRUSH.
  • ·PWR LINE CROSSES HILL ON APCH END.
  • ·E SIDE 9 FT UNUSBL; RMNG OVERGROWN WITH 4 FT BRUSH.
  • ·EAST HALF OF RWY OVERGROWN WITH 10 FT BRUSH; STRIP 10X2270 FT UNUSABLE.
  • ·WEST HALF OF RWY LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 IN.
  • ·RISES SLIGHTLY AT EACH END.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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AK55

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1982-10-10 Cessna 182 · Other · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 102 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 102 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 102 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 104 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 104 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 104 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 104 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 104 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 104 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 104 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 19 nm
Emily Beth Coates Valdez AK 19 nm
James Wesley Young Valdez AK 19 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 19 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 39 nm
Marc David Cloward Cordova AK 39 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 39 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 39 nm
Kevin Eugene Quinn Cordova AK 39 nm
Blaine Rhys Sproul Cordova AK 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Gary Morris Kennedy Valdez AK 19 nm
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 19 nm
Nathanael Alistair Taylor Valdez AK 19 nm
Daniel Andrew Van Der Meulen Valdez AK 19 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 19 nm
Grant Avery Simmons Ii Valdez AK 19 nm
Michael Edward Haley Valdez AK 19 nm
Michael Sand Lamoreux Valdez AK 19 nm
Davis Glenn Erbey Cordova AK 39 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 101 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 120 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 124 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 226 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1080 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1119 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1128 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1153 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1158 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1167 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.