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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -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
LVDr164/21.5LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT162/21.352920ESQM ... --.- --

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: 56-06.838800N56-06.349442N
Longitude: 133-07.471620W133-07.368420W
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
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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From to 96Z

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1116:11
Sunrise07:5616:56
Sunset15:2500:25
Evening civil twilight16:1001:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Nov-2025 14:32:04
Local (UTC-9)  28-Nov-2025 05:32:04
 
METAR
PAKW 
32nm S 		281353Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00331011 TSNO
PAWG 
34nm NE 		281356Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP262 T00111056 FZRANO TSNO $
PAPG 
43nm N 		281356Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM OVC120 M01/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP267 T10111017 FZRANO TSNO
TAF
PAKW 
32nm S 		281123Z 2812/2912 04006KT P6SM SCT200 FM281700 07007KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM290300 04003KT P6SM BKN120 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 
34nm NE 		281123Z 2812/2912 08004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM281900 01005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM290200 10004KT P6SM BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2812/2815
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