FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 17AK |
| Lat/Long: | 55-22-58.7430N / 131-44-06.0660W
55-22.979050N / 131-44.101100W
55.3829842 / -131.7350183
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 20 ft. / 6 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of KETCHIKAN, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX ASOS at KTN (1.9 nm SE): | PHONE 907-247-8801 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MTM (16 nm S): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ANNr324/20.1 | | ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CLAM COVE | | 309/2.6 | | 396 | | 21E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 326/19.2 | | 266 | | 21E | | ICK | .. -.-. -.- |
Heliport Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 150 x 50 ft. / 46 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Elevation: | 20.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TEMSCO HELIC
BOX 5057
KETCHIKAK, AK 99901
Phone 907-225-5141 |
| Manager: | JOSEPH R. HICKS
PO BOX 5057
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Phone 907-225-5141 |
Heliport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Helicopters: | | 26 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 116/week * | | 74% | air taxi | | 25% | local general aviation | | <1% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 April 1995 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOCATED NE CORNER OF PENINSULA POINT PULLOUT. |
| - | LDG & TKOF OF WHEELED AIRPLANES PROHIBITED. |
| - | PRIVATE HELIPORT EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES PRIOR PERMISSION FOR USE IS REQUIRED. CONTACT TEMSCO ON 130.30 OR PHONE 907-225-5141 FOR LANDING PERMISSION. |
| - | HELICOPTER LDG TKOF & OPERATION IN SEAPLANE TIEDOWN AND PULLLOUT AREA PROHIBITED. |
| - | CTC TEMSCO ON 130.30 OR PHONE 907-225-5141 FOR LANDING PERMISSION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 17AK.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (2 nm SE)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (47 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (69 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (94 nm NW)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 16:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:50 | | 16:50 |
| Sunset | | 15:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 10:47:18 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 30-Nov-2009 01:47:18 |
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| METAR |
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PAKT
2nm SE | 300953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT025 SCT035 BKN044 M01/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T10061006 TSNO
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PAMM
16nm S | 301036Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM BKN013 02/M01 A3013 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAKT
2nm SE | 300524Z 3006/0106 18008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 FM301300 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 FM302200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
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