AirNav: 5KE - Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base

5KE

Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier:	5KE
Lat/Long:	55-20-40.0700N / 131-39-48.3800W 55-20.667833N / 131-39.806333W 55.3444639 / -131.6634389 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	26E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99901

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
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:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
International operations:	customs landing rights airport

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	123.6
UNICOM:	122.95
WX ASOS at KTN (1.7 nm W):	134.45 (907-247-8801)
WX AWOS-3 at MTM (13 nm S):	135.55
WX ASOS at ANN (18 nm S):	135.75 (907-886-3246)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ANNr329/17.3		ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME		117.10		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CLAM COVE		at field		396		21E		CMJ	-.-. -- .---
NICHOLS		332/16.5		266		21E		ICK	.. -.-. -.-

Seaplane Base Services

Bulk oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	3893 x 1000 ft. / 1187 x 305 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Latitude:	55-20.819167N	55-20.501167N
Longitude:	131-40.261167W	131-39.287500W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:

Privately-owned

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		51
Single engine airplanes:		51

Aircraft operations: avg 29/day *
96%	local general aviation
4%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

-	BOATS, SHIPS & LOG DEBRIS IN HARBOR.
-	NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPNS IN HARBOR.
-	SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES-PART 93 AND STANDARD VFR ARR & DEP PROCEDURES AND PATTERN INFORMATION, SEE REGULATORY NOTICES.
-	NO PUBLIC PIERS, DOCKS OR FACILITIES.
-	CONTACT KETCHIKAN RADIO 123.6 PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES.
-	WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5KE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (2 nm W)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (50 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (72 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (97 nm NW)

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Area around 5KE (Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	15:41
Sunrise	07:20	16:20
Sunset	16:42	01:42
Evening civil twilight	17:21	02:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Feb-2012 20:41:39
Local (UTC-9)	11-Feb-2012 11:41:39

METAR

PAKT	111953Z 12006KT 10SM OVC035 03/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 T00280022
PAMM 13nm S	111956Z 25003KT 10SM OVC029 04/03 A2998 RMK AO1 PNO
PANT 19nm S	111953Z 14009G16KT 10SM OVC026 06/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00610017

TAF

PAKT

111739Z 1118/1218 14007KT P6SM OVC040 FM120100 15012G20KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 WS020/15040KT FM120500 14015G25KT 4SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC025 WS020/15045KT FM121200 18008KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600

NOTAMs

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Promech Air

907-225-3845

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL KETCHIKAN		0.4	140-160
THE GILMORE HOTEL		0.6	145-146
INN AT CREEK ST. AND NY HOTEL		1.0	149-209
BEST WESTERN LANDING HOTEL		1.3	180-250
THE NARROWS INN		2.7	155-181

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

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