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96Z Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility Seaplane Base
Whale Pass, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 96Z
Lat/Long: 56-06-58.7180N 133-07-18.1750W
56-06.978633N 133-07.302917W
56.1163106,-133.1217153
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 26E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SSE of WHALE PASS, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1965
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: SIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVDr163/21.1LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT162/20.952920ESQM ... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WHALE PASS
PO BOX WWP
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950-0280
Phone (907) 846-5222
Manager: J.R. PARSLEY, HARBOR MASTER
PO BOX WWP
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950-0280
Phone (907) 846-5211

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 29/month *
86% air taxi
14% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

- BE ALERT: CONGESTION BTN BOAT AND SEAPLANE TFC MAY BE PRESENT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 96Z.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (32 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (33 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (42 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (57 nm NW)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (66 nm SE)
  
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From to 96Z

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5312:53
Sunrise05:3513:35
Sunset20:0804:08
Evening civil twilight20:5004:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Apr-2024 04:48:22
Local (UTC-8)  19-Apr-2024 20:48:22
 
METAR
PAKW 
32nm S 		200353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01221033 TSNO
PAWG 
33nm NE 		200356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01441056 $
PAPG 
42nm N 		200356Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 13/M04 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01331039
TAF
PAKW 
32nm S 		191911Z 1919/2018 03005KT P6SM SKC FM192100 18008KT P6SM SKC FM200300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 
33nm NE 		191911Z 1919/2018 09004KT P6SM SKC FM192000 33009KT P6SM SKC FM200200 08007KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 2006/2015
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