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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Goose Bay Airport

ID Z40 Elev 78 ft Lat 61° 23.68' N Lon 149° 50.72' W Zulu

Live conditions at Z40

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Aerial view · Z40

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for Z40 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at Z40

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 3,000 ft 75 ft GRAVEL-G No
25 3,000 ft 75 ft GRAVEL-G No

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for Z40, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 4 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY COND UNMNTD; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE. 808 FT LGTD TWR 11700 FT NNW OF RWY.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV LRG MIL LOW ALT OPS INVOF R-2203, GOOSE BAY, BIRCHWOOD & BIG LAKE ARPTS.
  • ·MIL ACFT MNT MULT CTAF FREQ.
  • ·SEE CURRENT ANCHORAGE VFR TAC INSERT & CNTR NOTAMS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at Z40

30 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

28

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

6

≈ 1.2/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,500 ops in 2011

2024 total

5,500

10-yr total

55,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

127.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=30

  • Other 12
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Loss of control 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-13 Maule M-5-235C · Other · day
2025-07-01 Champion 7ECA · Other · day
2024-10-19 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · VMC · day
2024-08-03 Piper PA18 · Loss of control · day
2022-12-08 Piper PA-22-150 · Other · day
2022-05-16 TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19 · Engine failure · day
2018-05-07 Piper PA 18-150 · Loss of control · day
2015-03-30 Cessna 170B · Weather · VMC · day
2013-05-19 Maule M-6-235 · Ground collision · day
2012-07-04 Piper PA-18-180 · Loss of control · day
2006-07-31 American Champion (ACAC) 8GCBC · Engine failure · day
2005-08-05 Aviat A-1 · Weather · day
2003-06-10 Cessna 140A · Weather · day
2003-04-19 Aviat A1 · Other · VMC · day
2000-05-19 Cessna 185F · Other · day
2000-04-18 Piper PA-18-150 · Other · day
1999-06-11 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1997-05-18 Cessna 150 · Weather · day
1997-04-28 Cessna 170B · Ground collision · VMC · day
1995-03-29 Cessna 170A · Weather · VMC · day
1993-11-02 Aeronca 7DC · Other · VMC · day
1993-08-17 Piper PA-12 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1993-06-12 Piper PA-3 · Other · VMC · day
1993-04-23 Cessna A185F · Engine failure · VMC · day
1990-08-24 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day
1990-05-12 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day
1980-11-01 Hughes 269A · Other
1979-11-30 Cessna 180 · Other
1970-07-05 Cessna 150K · Other
1964-02-29 Piper PA22 · Other

DPEs near Z40

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 11 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 16 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 16 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 16 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 21 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 21 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 21 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 21 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 21 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 21 nm

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

CFIs near Z40

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michelle Marie Dietz Big Lake AK 8 nm
Kevin Lee Anderson Big Lake AK 8 nm
Janet Irene Mccartney Big Lake AK 8 nm
Jonathan Joseph Kotwicki Big Lake AK 8 nm
Jeffrey Noyes Banks Eagle River AK 11 nm
Rocky Patsy Capozzi Eagle River AK 11 nm
Dean Cimmiyotti Eagle River AK 11 nm
Kevin Wayne Earp Eagle River AK 11 nm
Dean Paul Eisberg Eagle River AK 11 nm
Sean Joseph Ellis Eagle River AK 11 nm

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

A&P mechanics near Z40

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Edgar Donald Dodd Washilla AK 4 nm
Clarence Henry Schroeder Big Lake AK 8 nm
Robert Thomas Hutchison Big Lake AK 8 nm
Lee William Budde Big Lake AK 8 nm
John Ellis Lilly Big Lake AK 8 nm
Kevin Lee Anderson Big Lake AK 8 nm
Eric Andrew Swenson Big Lake AK 8 nm
Janet Irene Mccartney Big Lake AK 8 nm
Jonathan Joseph Kotwicki Big Lake AK 8 nm
John Alan Biornstad Big Lake AK 8 nm

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

Repair stations near Z40

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
11 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
13 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
25 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
213 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
1190 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
1229 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
1238 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
1260 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
1266 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
1275 nm

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