FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | JUNEAU |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SIT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LVDr155/21.1 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SUMNER STRAIT | | 154/20.9 | | 529 | | 28E | | SQM | ... --.- -- |
| KLAWOCK | | 334/32.9 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| 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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK DOTPF/SE REGION 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99901-7999 Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | IRENE GALLION P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811 Phone 907-465-1786 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 29/month * | | 86% | air taxi | | 14% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOGS IN LNDG AREA, USE CAUTION. |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 04:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 21:40 | | 05:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:41 | | 06:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:49:31 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 19:49:31 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 32nm S | 050153Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01500106 TSNO
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PAWG 33nm NE | 050146Z 24006KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3004
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PAPG 42nm N | 050336Z 03004KT 10SM FEW050 21/09 A3003 RMK AO1 WEA
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| TAF |
PAWG 33nm NE | 042336Z 0500/0524 24006KT P6SM SCT200 FM050600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM051700 27005KT P6SM SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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