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PAPO · Point Hope Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID PAPO Elev 12 ft Lat 68° 20.93' N Lon 166° 47.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 022° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes —
21 202° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes —

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).

  • NDB PHO

    Point Hope

    0.22 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·RWY COND UNMNT; RCMND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV 1-3 IN CRACKS ACRS WIDTH SPACED 200-500 FT ENTR LENGTH.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · PHO

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1996-05-24 Piper PA-31-350 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1984-12-17 Cessna U206 · Other · day →
1984-09-16 Cessna P210N · Other · IMC · night →
1982-01-08 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · night →

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
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 500 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 500 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 579 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 596 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 596 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 596 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 601 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 601 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 608 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 618 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
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 132 nm
James Robert Dau Kotzebue AK 132 nm
David William Olson Nome AK 233 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 233 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 233 nm
Benjamin Stratton Rowe Nome AK 233 nm
Robert Joseph Mercier Jr Barrow AK 296 nm
Ryan Patrick Quigley Barrow AK 296 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 304 nm
Bradley Dale Scotton Galena AK 321 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
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 132 nm
David William Shrader Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Eric David Sieh Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Steven Lee Cantine Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Colton David Sieh Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Randy Allen Scherer Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Hiram W Walker Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Tim M Tessier Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Shawn David Nelson Kotzebue AK 132 nm
Johnny Ja Ku Kotzebue AK 132 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 497 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 602 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 605 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 606 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1754 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1791 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1801 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1828 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1832 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1842 nm

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