AirNav: 5KE - Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base

5KE

Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 (1.8 nm W):	PHONE 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
ANNr323/17.3		ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME		117.10		27E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CLAM COVE		066/1.1		396		27E		CMJ	-.-. -- .---
NICHOLS		326/16.5		266		27E		ICK	.. -.-. -.-

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available:	100 JET-A FUEL AVBL JUN 1 - SEP 30 0500-2000; OCT 1 - MAY 31 0700-1800.
Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
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:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PUBLIC DOMAIN

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

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

Aircraft operations: avg 241/day *
85%	air taxi
11%	local general aviation
3%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 13 April 1988

Additional Remarks

-	BOAT TRAFFIC & DEBRIS IN HARBOR.
-	VARIOUS 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.

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 13-May-2008

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:51	11:51
Sunrise	04:40	12:40
Sunset	20:46	04:46
Evening civil twilight	21:35	05:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2008 18:15:18
Local (UTC-8)	13-May-2008 10:15:18

METAR

PAKT	131753Z 35007KT 10SM FEW016 BKN043 08/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 HARBOR WIND 26010KT 60001 T00780039 10078 20056 51004
PAMM 13nm S	131756Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM OVC032 07/02 A2992 RMK AO1 10070 20060 52007 PNO
PANT 19nm S	131753Z 30004KT 10SM SCT018 BKN025 09/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00890050 10089 20056 51007

TAF

PAKT

131742Z 131818 33007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 FM2100 33008KT P6SM BKN100 FM0200 13006KT P6SM BKN080 FM0700 14010KT P6SM SCT040 OVC080 FM1000 13015KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 WS020/14040KT FM1400 14015G28KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM1700 14020G33KT 4S

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Promech Air

907-225-3845

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PS	100LL $4.50
Updated 24-Apr-2007

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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	97-107
THE GILMORE HOTEL		0.7	75-89
INN AT CREEK STREET		0.9
NEW YORK HOTEL AND CAFE		1.0
CAPE FOX LODGE		1.0	237-289
BEST WESTERN LANDING HOTEL		1.3
THE NARROWS INN		2.7	99-115

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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