FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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) |
| Zip code: | -8,-9,-8 |
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: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | KETCHIKAN PULP CO KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 |
| Manager: | KETCHIKAN PULP CO KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/month * | | 43% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 29% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 April 1976 | |
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 10-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 04:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 04:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:39 | | 05:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 22:42:33 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 10-May-2008 14:42:33 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 32nm S | 102153Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM -RA FEW027 BKN037 OVC045 09/05 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 P0001 T00890050 TSNO
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PAWG 33nm NE | 102216Z 20009KT 10SM FEW040 BKN055 BKN075 10/06 A2974 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAPG 42nm N | 102216Z 05004KT 10SM FEW036 BKN047 OVC055 11/05 A2972 RMK AO1 WEA
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| TAF |
PAWG 33nm NE | 102205Z 102218 14007KT P6SM FEW040 BKN060 BKN080 FM0200 13012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 FM0600 12012G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 OVC060 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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