FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 78K |
| Lat/Long: | 55-54-58.6850N / 131-48-04.0810W
55-54.978083N / 131-48.068017W
55.9163014 / -131.8011336
(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: | SUMMER DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CLAM COVE | | 333/34.6 | | 396 | | 21E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100
FUEL AVBL EMER ONLY. |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 2000 ft. / 1524 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| 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 |
| Owner: | KEVIN HACK
P.O. BOX 8660
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Phone 907-225-7906 |
| Manager: | KEVIN HACK
P.O. BOX 8660
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Phone 907-225-7906 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/month * | | 95% | air taxi | | 5% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERS SUMMER; BOATS TIED AT DOCK. |
| - | REEF & ISLANDS IN MIDDLE OF INLET. CURRENT CAN COME FROM STREAM. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 78K.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (34 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (39 nm NW)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (48 nm SW)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (65 nm NW)
PAFE - Kake Airport (94 nm NW)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 15:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 16:22 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 02:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 06:54:25 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 21:54:25 |
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PAKT
34nm S | 120600Z 14011G19KT 3SM RA BR SCT010 BKN017 OVC022 05/05 A2980 RMK AO2 P0002
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PAWG
39nm NW | 120556Z 13013G18KT 10SM BKN035 OVC120 05/02 A2976 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAKW
47nm SW | 120600Z AUTO VRB05KT 7SM -RA OVC031 04/03 A2970 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
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PAMM
48nm S | 120556Z 15008G18KT 8SM SCT014 OVC023 06/04 A2982 RMK AO1 10090 20060 57014 PNO
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PAKT
34nm S | 120523Z 1206/1306 14010G20KT 4SM -RA BR SCT010 BKN015 OVC020 WS020/15045KT FM121200 18008KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM122100 30008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 BKN050 FM130000 29005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600
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PAWG
39nm NW | 120523Z 1206/1306 13012KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM120900 11010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM121700 21008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 FM130000 28004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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