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 12 JUNE 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 20-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:02	11:02
Sunrise	04:06	12:06
Sunset	21:43	05:43
Evening civil twilight	22:46	06:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jun-2025 22:25:31
Local (UTC-8)	20-Jun-2025 14:25:31

METAR

PAKW 32nm S	202153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 16/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01560106 TSNO
PAWG 34nm NE	202156Z 25007KT 10SM SCT024 BKN044 BKN060 14/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01440100 $
PAPG 43nm N	202156Z 05004KT 10SM OVC031 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01330106

TAF

PAKW 32nm S	201958Z 2020/2118 VRB05KT P6SM BKN020 OVC030 FM202200 22006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM210500 21005KT P6SM SKC FM210900 00000KT 1SM BR BKN005 TEMPO 2110/2114 1/2SM FG BKN003 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 34nm NE	201958Z 2020/2118 30005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020 OVC025 FM202200 28006KT P6SM FEW025 BKN050 FM210000 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM210600 VRB02KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2110/2114 2SM BCFG SCT007 BKN015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2106/2115

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