Narrative:

May have landed on a closed runway npa supplies each flight with WX and NOTAMS. Prior to departure, my first officer and I, reviewed the briefing. We commented on the 'standard' NOTAMS that we had been seeing for eat. There was no mention at that time of any scheduled runway closure. Our flight departed sea flight time was less than 30 mins. Arriving in the eat area we transmitted no less then 4 times requesting airport advisory and our intention of landing runway 29 (the winds from last sa was 280-8 and the windsock was showing at least 10 KTS at 270 degree). No reply from unicom. All appeared normal entering the traffic pattern for a left downwind runway 29. The eat terminal area is surrounded by high mountains thus the VASI for runway 29 has an angle of 4.25 degree. With the shifting winds and turbulence, added attention to airspeed and glide were required on final approach. I did not notice any 'X' on the runway nor did my first officer. Ten mins later, when reviewing our departure, new WX and NOTAMS, just handed to us from eat operations, we noticed runway 11-29 had been closed for the past hour! When we departed eat (runway 25) we circled over runway 29. Under closure examination I noticed an 'X' over the #29. It was my estimation that the 'X' was a rather small one. In fact, I had to look 2 or 3 times to identify it as such. Later I was told the closure of runway 29 was a scheduled closure for the sealing of cracks. The airport manager should make sure this information is placed in the NOTAMS at a timely manner. Most airports put this information in the system a few days in advance of the closure. When the main runway is closed, someone should monitor unicom frequency and advise airmen. The runway 'X' needs to be conspicuous.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING FLC BRIEFING FLC WAS UNAWARE OF NOTAM ON RWY CLOSURE AT EAT. AFTER LNDG AND PREPARING FOR TKOF NOTAM WAS NOW CURRENT.

Narrative: MAY HAVE LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY NPA SUPPLIES EACH FLT WITH WX AND NOTAMS. PRIOR TO DEP, MY F/O AND I, REVIEWED THE BRIEFING. WE COMMENTED ON THE 'STANDARD' NOTAMS THAT WE HAD BEEN SEEING FOR EAT. THERE WAS NO MENTION AT THAT TIME OF ANY SCHEDULED RWY CLOSURE. OUR FLT DEPARTED SEA FLT TIME WAS LESS THAN 30 MINS. ARRIVING IN THE EAT AREA WE XMITTED NO LESS THEN 4 TIMES REQUESTING ARPT ADVISORY AND OUR INTENTION OF LNDG RWY 29 (THE WINDS FROM LAST SA WAS 280-8 AND THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING AT LEAST 10 KTS AT 270 DEG). NO REPLY FROM UNICOM. ALL APPEARED NORMAL ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FOR A L DOWNWIND RWY 29. THE EAT TERMINAL AREA IS SURROUNDED BY HIGH MOUNTAINS THUS THE VASI FOR RWY 29 HAS AN ANGLE OF 4.25 DEG. WITH THE SHIFTING WINDS AND TURB, ADDED ATTN TO AIRSPD AND GLIDE WERE REQUIRED ON FINAL APCH. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY 'X' ON THE RWY NOR DID MY F/O. TEN MINS LATER, WHEN REVIEWING OUR DEP, NEW WX AND NOTAMS, JUST HANDED TO US FROM EAT OPS, WE NOTICED RWY 11-29 HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR THE PAST HR! WHEN WE DEPARTED EAT (RWY 25) WE CIRCLED OVER RWY 29. UNDER CLOSURE EXAMINATION I NOTICED AN 'X' OVER THE #29. IT WAS MY ESTIMATION THAT THE 'X' WAS A RATHER SMALL ONE. IN FACT, I HAD TO LOOK 2 OR 3 TIMES TO IDENT IT AS SUCH. LATER I WAS TOLD THE CLOSURE OF RWY 29 WAS A SCHEDULED CLOSURE FOR THE SEALING OF CRACKS. THE ARPT MGR SHOULD MAKE SURE THIS INFO IS PLACED IN THE NOTAMS AT A TIMELY MANNER. MOST ARPTS PUT THIS INFO IN THE SYS A FEW DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE CLOSURE. WHEN THE MAIN RWY IS CLOSED, SOMEONE SHOULD MONITOR UNICOM FREQ AND ADVISE AIRMEN. THE RWY 'X' NEEDS TO BE CONSPICUOUS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.