FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | A29 |
| Lat/Long: | 57-03-07.6960N / 135-20-46.3510W
57-03.128267N / 135-20.772517W
57.0521378 / -135.3462086
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99835 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1964 |
| 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at SIT (0.6 nm SW): | 135.9 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BKAr002/13.4 | | BIORKA ISLAND VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MOUNT EDGECUMBE | | at field | | 414 | | 23E | | IME | .. -- . |
| SITKA | | 004/13.4 | | 358 | | 23E | | SIT | ... .. - |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL DALGT HRS EXCEPT SUN CALL 907-747-7920/3012 OT CALL OUT CHARGE. |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 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: | CITY & BOROUGH OF SITKA
BOX 79
SITKA, AK 99835
Phone 907-747-3294 |
| Manager: | HARBOR MASTER
617 KATLIAN
SITKA, AK 99835
Phone 907-747-3439 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 50% | air taxi | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 10% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 12 April 1988 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION NUMEROUS SEAGULLS AND OTHER BIRDS. |
| - | ONE STALL AVAILABLE FOR TSNT PARKING; ALL OTHER LEASED. CTC AMGR FOR INFO. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | FOR LOCAL WX CALL SITKA FSS 907-966-2221. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at A29.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (1 nm SW)
PAFE - Kake Airport (47 nm E)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (80 nm E)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (82 nm N)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (83 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 04:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 21:26 | | 05:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:20 | | 06:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 23:16:12 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Jul-2008 15:16:12 |
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| METAR |
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| PASI | 252253Z 20009KT 7SM -RA OVC040 12/11 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 P0004 T01220111
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| TAF |
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| PASI | 252154Z 252218 12010KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC040 FM0300 20005KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC040 FM0800 13008KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM1400 14008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025
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