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RFV015 · Bush Charter · Short Dispatch

Kodiak Strait Charter

PAHO → PADQ · Alaska — Kenai Peninsula to Kodiak

Distance118 NM

Planned block01h 00m

AircraftKodiak 100

Passengers6–8

Suggested cruise6,000–9,000 ft

Flight profileIFR

Departure: PAHO (Homer)

Elevation: 42 ft MSL
Longest runway: 6,701 ft · hard surface
Approach records: 6 · ILS runway ends: 0
Comms: UNICOM 135650
MSFS mag variation: +13.4°

Arrival: PADQ (Kodiak)

Elevation: 34 ft MSL
Longest runway: 7,523 ft · hard surface
Approach records: 11 · ILS runway ends: 1
Comms: Tower 119800 | ATIS 134450 | UNICOM 122800
MSFS mag variation: +13.0°
ILS: RWY 26 · 110.90 MHz · LOC 272°T

Dispatch Story

Passenger brief

A small passenger group heads from Homer across the water to Kodiak Island.

Booked load: 6–8 passengers · Outdoor / fishing baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.

Why fly this?

A classic utility-aircraft mission: modest distance, real weather exposure, mountains, water and an arrival where the Kodiak aircraft name feels especially appropriate.

Difficulty: Moderate

Visual Route Map & Navaid References

MSFS Radio Navigation References

HOMHOMER114.60 MHzVOR

ODKKODIAK117.10 MHzVOR

Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown

Ident	Type	Track	Nav / Frequency	Distance	Dispatch note
PAHO	Departure	—	UNICOM 135650	0.0 NM	Start at Homer.
HOM	VOR	Reference	HOMER · 114.60 MHz	4 NM from dep	Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance.
ODK	VOR	Reference	KODIAK · 117.10 MHz	115 NM from dep	Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance.
PADQ	Arrival	182°M direct	ILS RWY 26 · 110.90 MHz · LOC 272°T	118 NM total	Arrival at Kodiak.

Scenery & Flying Notes

What to watch for

Kachemak Bay, Shelikof-region water and Kodiak Island terrain.

Weather character

Wind, low cloud and precipitation are part of the character. Keep a conservative sim plan around terrain.

Digital Asset Pack

Suggested simulator route string

PAHO HOM ODK PADQ

This is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.

MSFS .pln

Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.

Download RFV015 .pln

Arrival ILS in supplied data: RWY 26 · 110.90 MHz.

Data basis: airport coordinates, runway metadata, magnetic variation, communications and approach counts are taken from the supplied MSFS 2024 airport scenery dataset. VOR/NDB/ILS references are selected from the supplied MSFS navaid datasets. Planning time and altitude are simulator-oriented suggestions, not operational performance or real-world flight-planning advice.