Terminal Procedures

PAFE — Kake

KAKE, AK · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA AFEElevation 171 ft1 runwayLongest 4,000 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 110APDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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KAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewKAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)—PDF
KAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV), CONT.1 chart previewKAKE ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV), CONT.1—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PAFE airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Sitka
NOTAM facility
AFE (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
21E
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
November 1986
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Juneau
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-22

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PAFE radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,000 × 100 ft1129N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAFE, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
11/294,000 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  11 130°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
  29 310°Tdisplaced threshold 1,000 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PAFE is

Latitude, longitude56.9613630, -133.9102610
Elevation171 ft
From Kake1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for PAFE

  • COND UNMNT; MAINT IREG; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 11; PAPI RWY 11; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.
  • 2 FT BRUSH 100-160 FT FM RWY THR 230 FT R OF CNTRL.
  • UNLIT 191 FT TWR 6300 FT N OF THR.
  • RCMD DALGT OPS. HIGH TRRN N, E & S.
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RWY.
  • PAJA ONTO RWY; NA ONTO TWY & APRON.
  • CLSD TO ACFT OVR 12500 LB GWT, EXC PPR - SAFETY & SCTY 907-465-1786 OR BY MAIL - DOT & PUB FAC P.O. BOX 112506, JUNEAU AK 99811-2506. PH: 907-465-1786.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near PAFE

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAPGPetersburg James A JohnsonPETERSBURG, AK33 nm E7
PASISitka Rocky GutierrezSITKA, AK48 nm W8
PAWGWrangellWRANGELL, AK58 nm SE6

VFR charts covering PAFE

JuneauSectional Chart

Common questions about PAFE

What charts are available for PAFE?

5 current FAA charts for Kake, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAFE?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PAFE?

Kake has 1 runway. The longest is 11/29 at 4,000 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAFE have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PAFE has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at PAFE?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is PAFE a towered airport?

No — Kake has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PAFE charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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