# Alaska Online Public Notices #ADL 422949

FAA weather observation system land-use application near Livengood, Alaska

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** ADL 422949

Alaska is reviewing a land-use application for the FAA to install and maintain a weather-observation system near Livengood; this is not a procurement solicitation.
- **Government parties and site**
  - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, is reviewing the application. The applicant is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Weather Camera Program / Weather Camera Program Office (WCPO).
  - The proposed site is at an Alyeska Pipeline facility near Livengood Airport, Alaska.
- **System and equipment**
  - The Visual Weather Observation System (VWOS) includes 1 set of instruments, 1 structure, 1 set of CCU components, 4 M1 cameras, and 1 power distribution unit. No equipment manufacturer or part numbers are specified beyond camera model M1.
  - The engineering materials list includes 3 solar structures, 9 solar panels, 16 AGM batteries, and 1 propane generator. A 500-gallon aboveground propane tank is also specified. The plans describe platforms for the system and power equipment; platform counts and footprint dimensions vary across the documents.
  - Communications materials identify 1 Starlink system and list 1 VSAT if used. The application also references cellular modem support from GCI. Cabling and miscellaneous hardware, including EMT, are included without quantities.
- **Named organizations and brands**
  - The documents name the FAA, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Alyeska Pipeline, Starlink, and GCI. No specific equipment OEM is identified.
- **Notable requirements and responsibilities**
  - The FAA would maintain the VWOS and is responsible for proposed tree removal within 100 feet and topping within 200 feet of the site.
  - The design plans for facility utility power if available, with solar, battery, and propane-generator backup. The system is to be installed on non-penetrating platforms; the FAA states it may remove the system within a working week when required.
  - The application materials describe different site footprints and areas. The initial notice requests a 20-year easement, while the application materials say permits may be issued for up to five years; the requested authorization term is therefore not settled in the provided materials.
- **Opportunity context**
  - This is a land-use authorization and public-review notice, not a request for bids to supply equipment or installation services. No contract value is provided.

### Description

The notice concerns an application by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration’s FAA Weather Camera Program for a public easement in Livengood, Alaska. The requested easement is approximately 54 feet long by 30 feet wide, covering about 0.04 acres within Section 31, Township 8 North, Range 5 West, Fairbanks Meridian, for a requested term of 20 years. It would support construction, operation, and maintenance of a Visual Weather Observation System, including the VWOS structure and four platforms for solar panels and a propane generator. Written public comments are due November 9, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.; the notice states the easement description may differ if approved.

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