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5C5 El Capitan Lodge Seaplane Base
Craig, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 5C5
Lat/Long: 55-57-30.9200N / 133-15-12.1400W
55-57.515333N / 133-15.202333W
55.9585889 / -133.2533722
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 29 miles N of CRAIG, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/2005
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]
NOTAMs facility: KTN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVDr163/31.1LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5028E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KLAWOCK322/24.1524EAKW .- -.- .--
SUMNER STRAIT162/30.852928ESQM ... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 8000 x 350 ft. / 2438 x 107 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464
Manager: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 180/year *
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5C5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (24 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (43 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (52 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (64 nm SE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (64 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1416:14
Sunrise07:5916:59
Sunset15:2400:24
Evening civil twilight16:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 23:10:47
Local (UTC-9)  30-Nov-2009 14:10:47
 
METAR
PAKW 
23nm S 
302253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 02/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00220011 TSNO
PAWG 
43nm NE 
302256Z 14004KT 10SM BKN031 02/00 A3031 RMK AO1 WEA
TAF
PAWG 
43nm NE 
301738Z 3018/0118 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 3018/3021 3SM -SHSN BKN025 FM010600 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025 PROB30 0106/0112 -SN BKN015 FM011200 10006KT P6SM OVC015 FM011500 10006KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

 
 

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