FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 63A |
| Lat/Long: | 56-48-40.7510N / 132-57-36.2040W
56-48.679183N / 132-57.603400W
56.8113197 / -132.9600567
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99833 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1951 |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221]
FOR TOLL FREE CALL TO SIT FSS 1-800-478-6300. |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PSG (0.8 nm SE): | 125.8 (907-772-4504) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVDr343/21.0 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 9000 x 1100 ft. / 2743 x 335 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Elevation: | 0.0 ft. | | 0.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF SE REG
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | TED SOKOL
BOX 1108
PETERSBURG, AK 99833
Phone 907-772-4672 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 75% | air taxi | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PHONE 907-772-3130 - ALASKA ISLAND AIR USUALLY PROVIDES WEATHER & WATER CONDITIONS |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AND NEAR VICINITY OF SEAPLANE FACILITY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 63A.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (1 nm SE)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (28 nm SE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (32 nm W)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (74 nm S)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (80 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 04:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:44 | | 05:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:49 | | 06:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 05:09:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 21:09:00 |
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| METAR |
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| PAPG | 050456Z 10004KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3003 RMK AO1 WEA
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| TAF |
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| PAPG | 042336Z 0500/0524 04006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200 FM050600 12005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM051500 06003KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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