FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 84K |
| Lat/Long: | 55-44-22.6900N / 132-15-18.0660W 55-44.378167N / 132-15.301100W 55.7396361 / -132.2550183 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99903 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1962 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KLAWOCK | | 046/29.7 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
| CLAM COVE | | 294/30.3 | | 396 | | 27E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 200 ft. / 2134 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| 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: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-SE-REG 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7989 Phone 907-465-1785 |
| Manager: | DENNIS LYBARGER 6860 GLACIER HWY 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1781 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 71/month * | | 59% | air taxi | | 41% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2003 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LNDG AREA IS IN MAIN CHUCK; BACK CHANNEL NARROW. |
| - | 20 FT STEEL POST ABOVE WATER IN CENTER OF TOUCH DOWN ZONE. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 84K.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (29 nm W)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (29 nm SE)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (45 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (68 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (92 nm NW)
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 04:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 04:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 05:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:21:12 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 10:21:12 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 29nm W | 131803Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT026 OVC050 08/04 A2988 RMK AO2 TSNO
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PAKT 30nm SE | 131753Z 35007KT 10SM FEW016 BKN043 08/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 HARBOR WIND 26010KT 60001 T00780039 10078 20056 51004
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PAHY 38nm SW | 130416Z AUTO RMK AO1
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PAMM 43nm SE | 131756Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM OVC032 07/02 A2992 RMK AO1 10070 20060 52007 PNO
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PAWG 45nm N | 131756Z 00000KT 10SM FEW035 BKN045 BKN060 07/03 A2989 RMK AO1 WEA
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PANT 48nm SE | 131753Z 30004KT 10SM SCT018 BKN025 09/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00890050 10089 20056 51007
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| TAF |
PAKT 30nm SE | 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
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