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FS2004 Scenery--Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) near Anchorage, AK, USA. Palmer is in Alaska, some 40 miles northeast of Anchorage on the north side of Knik Arm and beside the west bank of the Matanuska River. It is for both GA and commercial aircraft. There are two apron areas, north and south, separated by the east-west runway. The north apron is for the Forestry Service planes and for resident GA tie-down places and hangars, along with maintenance facilities; the southern end of the north apron is for itinerant aircraft. The south apron is almost entirely for commercial companies and again maintenance. The main runway is just under 6000 feet long, aligned L16-R34 with a parallel taxiway A. There is also a shorter and parallel runway that is grass and which receives no winter maintenance for winter use by planes on skis. The second main runway is 3600 feet long and aligned 09-27 with a parallel taxiway B. The airport is undergoing a process of upgrading, which explains the varied colors (and age) of resurfaced taxiways. By Roger Wensley.