K55 Thompson Pass Airport
Valdez, AK · 17 miles E of VALDEZ, AK (20 SM E VALDEZ.)
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 2080.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 61-10-38.1730N 145-41-18.3620W
- Lat / Long
- 61.1772703, -145.6884339
- Mag. variation
- 27E (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 07/1952
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE CENTER
- FSS
- JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
- NOTAMs facility
- JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Wind indicator
- no
- Segmented circle
- no
Airport location no published diagram
Range from K55
Runways
Longest 2530 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 2530 x 9 ft. / 771 x 3 m E SIDE 9 FT UNUSBL; RMNG OVERGROWN WITH 4 FT BRUSH.
- Surface
- turf/gravel, in poor condition EAST HALF OF RWY OVERGROWN WITH 10 FT BRUSH; STRIP 10X2270 FT UNUSABLE. WEST HALF OF RWY LOOSE GRAVEL & SMALL BRUSH TO 6 IN.
Runway 5
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Obstructions
- 6 ft. brush, 45 ft. both sides of centerline
Runway 23
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Obstructions
- 18 ft. brush, 50 ft. both sides of centerline
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf
- 122.9
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.