FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8K9 |
| Lat/Long: | 55-23-22.7410N / 131-44-17.0670W 55-23.379017N / 131-44.284450W 55.3896503 / -131.7380742 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1980) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of KETCHIKAN, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1986 |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at KTN (2.2 nm S): | PHONE 907-247-8801 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MTM (16 nm S): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ANNr318/20.5 | | ANNETTE ISLAND VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CLAM COVE | | 305/3.0 | | 396 | | 27E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 320/19.7 | | 266 | | 27E | | ICK | .. -.-. -.- |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 10000 x 2000 ft. / 3048 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH 1000 ARPT TERMINAL WAY KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 Phone 907-225-6800 |
| Manager: | MIKE CARNEY 1000 ARPT TERMINAL WAY KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 Phone 907-225-6800 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | NO PUBLIC FLOAT PLANE PARKING AVBL. |
| - | AUTO DIAL PHONE FOR FSS ATIS HOSPITAL USCG & SPILL RESPONSE AVBL. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8K9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (2 nm S)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (47 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (69 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (94 nm NW)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 | | 20:47 | | 04:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 05:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 15:41:28 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 07:41:28 |
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| METAR |
PAKT 3nm SE | 131453Z 29004KT 10SM FEW007 BKN040 OVC055 06/04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 HARBOR WND 31008KT 60001 T00560039 50005
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PAMM 16nm S | 131516Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW017 OVC055 06/04 A2991 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
PAKT 3nm SE | 131152Z 131212 15010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 1215 BKN005 FM1600 14004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 FM2100 15008KT P6SM OVC050 FM1000 13012G21KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 WS020/14040KT
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