Mountain Air Jet Feeder Route 2
(Juneau Cargo Hub flight numbers 9952)
pardon the Continental 757...old habits are hard to break!
Welcome to Jet feeder route 2! This route is mostly easy with some great scenery. Mostly easy is relative I guess. There are a couple challenging approaches, and one VERY challenging airport. You can use any jet you want on this route, but I wouldn't recommend anything larger than a 757-200. I tested this route with a 757-200 and a 727. The 727 is marginal for talkeetna. Be sure to adjust fuel loading for the fields you go to!
MAPS and Resources
Here is a MAP of the routing taken from GTE DUATS (65kb)
Real World IFR chart of the NORTH part of this route (~280kb) Suitable for printing!
Real World IFR chart of the SOUTH part of this route (~280kb) Suitable for printing!
ROUTING
Leg 1: NENANA, AK (PANN) Allen AAF to McGRATH, AK (PAMC)
Airport Elevation: 337'' / Runway length - 5400ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 5:00AM / Arrival Time in McGrath: 05:50 AM
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? YES - LOC/DME and VOR / get CHARTS HERE
McGrath sits in a river valley with hills around. It requires some care. Screenshot (30kb)
Real World Picture of Gulkana Airport
LEG 2: McGRATH to HOMER (PAHO)
Airport Elevation: 84'' / Runway length - 6700ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 6:00AM / Arrival Time in Homer: 6:50 AM
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? YES - LOC/DME, NDB, and GPS / get CHARTS HERE
Homer will be the starting point for Mail Route 6!
Homer is a lovely mountain surrounded airport. Easy flying. Screenshot (30kb)
Real World Picture of Homer Airport. Picture 2
LEG 3: HOMER to KODIAK (PADQ) - home of the cool bears!
Airport Elevation: 73'' / Runway length - 7500ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 7:00 AM / Arrival Time in Kodiak: 7:30 AM
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? YES - ILS, VOR, NDB available / get CHARTS HERE
Kodiak Airport is located in a cove up against mountains making missed approaches difficult. Screenshot
The weather in Kodiak is often IFR..so be ready to shoot a minimums IFR approach. Screenshot (46kb)
Real World Picture of Kodiak Airport. Picture 2 - overhead shot
LEG 4: KODIAK to SEWARD (PAWD)
Airport Elevation: 22'' / Runway length - 4200ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 7:40 AM / Arrival Time in Seward: 910 AM Time change + 1 hour
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? NONE!
Seward is a beautiful place at the end of an ocean inlet, surrounded by volcanic mountains. Screenshot (37kb)
Have a look at Seward in the real world: Picture 1 / Picture 2 / Picture 3
LEG 5: SEWARD to TALKEETNA (PATK)
Airport Elevation: 358'' / Runway length - 3500ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 9:30 AM / Arrival Time in Talkeetna: 10:10 AM
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? VOR, NDB, GPS / get CHARTS HERE
HERE you join with Mail Route 5!
This is where you earn your money for this route! SHORT RUNWAY! If you get in, can you get out? Screenshot (44kb)
Be sure to use ALL the runway on departure! Screenshot (41kb)
If it weren't so short, Talkeetna would be easy: Picture 1 / Picture 2 / Picture 3
LEG 6: TALKEETNA to NENANA (PANN) - Allen AAF
Airport Elevation: 362'' / Runway length - 5000ft / Surface: Asphalt
Engine start time - 10:50 AM / Arrival Time in Nenana: 11:35 AM
Need some info?:
Instrument Approaches Available? YES -VOR and NDB / get CHARTS HERE
Back home by noon...what a nice trip. Getting up so early sucks, but being home early is nice.
Real World Picture of Nenana...like you haven't been here before!
OTHER SPIFFY CRUD
LIVE Weather Cameras from all over Alaska. This is So Nice!
Real World Pictures of many Alaska Airports
Sketches of most Alaska Airports...rough stuff.
The End
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last modified 3/1/08
