FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 68A |
| Lat/Long: | 56-27-58.7700N / 132-22-48.0650W
56-27.979500N / 132-22.801083W
56.4663250 / -132.3800181
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99929 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SIT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WRG (1.1 nm N): | 128.5 (907-874-2458) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVDr062/23.3 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | MINOR
SERVICE AVBL AT AIRPORT. |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR
SERVICE AVBL AT AIRPORT. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 9000 x 360 ft. / 2743 x 110 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WRANGELL
P.O. BOX 531
WRANGELL, AK 99929 |
| Manager: | GREG MEISSNER HARBOR MASTER
BOX 531
WRANGELL, AK 99929
Phone 907-874-3736 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 28/month * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 29% | air taxi | | 12% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FLASHING LGT END OF BREAKWATER. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR HEAVY BOAT TFC IN HARBOR; DO NOT LAND IN HARBOR. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | FUEL AVBL IN CITY. |
| - | EXPOSED TO WEST WIND. LOTS OF WAKE WAVES IN HARBOR. DO NOT RCMD LEAVING PLANE TIED TO FACE OF FLOAT UNATNDD. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 68A.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (1 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (27 nm NW)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (58 nm SW)
PAFE - Kake Airport (58 nm NW)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (70 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Phot by Hilary Henstock
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 15:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 16:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 01:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:55:19 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 13:55:19 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWG | 092236Z 10008KT 10SM FEW005 02/M01 A2994 RMK AO1 WEA
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| PAWG | 091726Z 0918/1018 10007KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 OVC030 FM101200 10007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC050 FM101600 08006KT 4SM -RASN SCT020 BKN030 OVC040
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