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 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 26-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:17	16:17
Sunrise	07:59	16:59
Sunset	16:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	16:53	01:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jan-2026 21:39:22
Local (UTC-9)	26-Jan-2026 12:39:22

METAR

PAKW 32nm S	262053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN021 OVC036 07/04 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP103 P0001 60002 T00720044 55002 TSNO
PAWG 34nm NE	262056Z 10008KT 7SM -RA FEW005 BKN020 OVC035 03/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0005 60009 T00330017 51003 $
PAPG 43nm N	262056Z 29003KT 7SM UP FEW003 OVC019 01/01 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE49UPB49 SLP119 P0001 60006 T00110011 50002 $

TAF

PAKW 32nm S	261140Z 2612/2712 12005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM261800 15007KT 4SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/19030KT FM270200 11008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/17030KT AMD NOT SKED
PAWG 34nm NE	260526Z 2606/2706 35005KT 2SM -SNRA OVC006 FM261100 09009KT 3SM -SNRA BKN007 OVC015 FM261600 08008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM262200 11012G19KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 WS020/16030KT FM270100 11012G20KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 WS020/17030KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2606/2615

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