PKWA — Bucholz AAF(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll)

	Chart	Amendment
	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	—	PDF

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

Control tower

Yes

Attendance

All all 0730-2130

ARTCC

Oakland Oceanic Artcc Center

Flight service

Honolulu

NOTAM facility

PKWA (NOTAM-D available)

Magnetic variation

9E

Beacon

Split-white-green (military airport), sunset to sunrise

Bottled oxygen

None

Customs

Landing rights airport

Ownership

Privately owned

Sectional

Gnc 7

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

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

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

Paste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.

• 24 HR PPR THRU CMDR US ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL; P.O. BOX 26 APO AP 96555; ATTN: CTC BASE OPS, PACIFIC DSN 480-2131, C808-580-2131.
• 250 FT TWR 8.5NM PKWA BRG 300DEG.
• CTN-PILOTS HAVE EXPERIENCED VERTIGO DUR NGT OPERNS ESPECIALLY DUR PERIODS OF REDUCED VIS DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL CUES.
• AFCT WITH EXPLOSIVE CARGO SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 0830-1730 LCL.
• CAUTION: MEN, EQUIP, AND VEHICLES MAY BE OPR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RWY. 250 FT TWR 8.5 NM WNW. VERTIGO POTENTIAL EXISTS DUR NGT OPR ESPECIALLY DUR PERIODS OF REDUCED VIS DUE LACK OF VIS CUES. AVOID RAIN CATCHMENTS ON N SIDE OF RWY AND TWY. PORTIONS OF TWY E NOT VIS FR TWR. NO OVRN AVBL. NUMEROUS TREES AND OTHER OBST WITHIN 300 FT S OF RWY. SEAWALL AT EA END OF RWY. ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION MAY EXIST 24 HR DLY WITHIN 5 NM SFC TO 30,000 FT. CTC BASE OPS OR TWR PRIOR TO ARR AND DEP FOR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION HAZ DE-CONFLICTION.
• TRANSIT ALERT CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 0730-1930 LCL.
• ARR/DEP SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED BETWEEN 1300-0730 LCL.
• AVOID RAIN CATCHMENTS ON N SIDE OF RWY AND TWY.
• (A70) FUEL CODE JP-5
• TACAN TOWER 75 FT HIGH LCTD 164 FT NORTH OF TWY E CNTRLN.
• PORTIONS OF TWY E NOT VIS FM ATCT.
• NUMEROUS TREES AND OTHER OBSTN WITHIN 300 FT S OF RWY.
• USE OF PARALLEL TWY A LMTD TO C-141 AND SMALLER ACFT.
• ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION MAY EXIST 24 HRS DAILY WITHIN 5 NM, FM SFC TO 30,000 FT.
• RSTD: TWYS A AND E ARE WEIGHT RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACFT: B737, B757, B767, C-5, C-17, C-130 BACK TAXI AND 180 DEG TURN ON RY WILL BE REQUIRED, FOR EITHER ARR OR DEP. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED FOR TWY A, IN ORDER TO ACCESS EXPLOSIVE CARGO PARKING LOCATIONS.
• REPORT ON INITIAL CALL UP WITH AWOS WX INFO AVBL ON FREQ.119.675 OR CALL (808) 580-2131.
• ATNDD (BASE OPS) 1730-0900Z MON-SAT. AFLD OPEN 1900Z-0800Z MON-SAT, ALFD CLSD SUN. TRAN ACFT HRS OF SVC 1900Z-0800Z. OPS OT RQR USAG-KWAJALEIN ATOLL AIRFIELD MANAGER APVL AND SUPPORT PERS SKED AND FUNDED. UNATTENDED AFLD OPS NA EXC EMERG.
• RSTD: PPR WITH 24 HR NTC AND BILLETING CONFIRMATION NR REQ FOR ALL ACFT, EXC REG SKED COMM AND AMC CHANNEL MSN. EMERG DIVERT ACFT TO BUCHOLZ AAF OUTSIDE OF REG AFLD OPR HR, CTC FAA CONTROLLER AT OAKLAND CNTR TO AMG BASE OPS/TWR PERS RECALL. ALL ACFT TRNSPG XPLOS CARGO RQR A PPR. CTC BASE OPS, PACIFIC DSN 480-2131, C808-580-2131. ACFT AVOID OVER FLT E END OF ISLAND BLW 1500 FT AGL. TWY E IS WT RSTD FOR FOLLOWING ACFT B737, B757, B767, C-5, C-17, C-130. BT AND 180 DEG TURN ON RWY WILL BE RQR FOR EITHER ARR OR DEPT. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED FOR TWY A, IN ORDER TO ACCESS XPLOS CARGO PRKG LOC.
• MISC: MINIMIZE ENG RUN-UP DUR.
• TFC PAT: ALL ARR AND DEP MAKE S TFC ONLY TO AVOID EXTRM RADIATION HAZ. OVFT OF THE ISLAND N OF RWY CNTRLN IS PROH.

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

Bulk archives are a PRO benefit. Individual charts are free for everyone, always.