AirNav: 96Z - Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility Seaplane Base

96Z

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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	96Z
Lat/Long:	56-06-35.6473N 133-07-25.2012W 56-06.594122N 133-07.420020W 56.1099020,-133.1236670 (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
LVDr164/21.5		LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME		116.50		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SUMNER STRAIT		162/21.3		529		20E		SQM	... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	56-06.838800N	56-06.349442N
Longitude:	133-07.471620W	133-07.368420W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

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 PO BOX WWP KETCHIKAN, AK 99950-0280 Phone (907-846-5211

Additional Remarks

-	CONGESTION BTN BOAT & SEAPLANE TFC POSS.

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 (34 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:20	12:20
Sunrise	05:07	13:07
Sunset	20:50	04:50
Evening civil twilight	21:36	05:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Aug-2025 11:00:26
Local (UTC-8)	06-Aug-2025 03:00:26

METAR

PAKW 32nm S	061053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01500111 TSNO
PAWG 34nm NE	060956Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM OVC090 13/09 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01280094 TSNO $
PAPG 43nm N	060956Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW120 12/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01170100 TSNO

TAF

PAKW 32nm S	060521Z 0606/0706 21006KT P6SM BKN070 FM061230 VRB02KT 2SM BR FEW003 BKN007 FM061900 22007KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 34nm NE	060521Z 0606/0706 28006KT P6SM SCT060 FM061130 VRB02KT 3SM BR BKN012 FM061700 29005KT P6SM SCT120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0606/0615

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