AirNav: A29 - Sitka Seaplane Base

A29

Sitka Seaplane Base
Sitka, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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
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:	no
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	123.6
WX ASOS at SIT (0.6 nm SW):	135.9 (907-966-2209)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BKAr010/13.4		BIORKA ISLAND VORTAC		113.80		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MOUNT EDGECUMBE		at field		414		20E		IME	.. -- .
SITKA		007/13.4		358		20E		SIT	... .. -

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:	tiedowns
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

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:	STAN ELIASAN 617 KATLIAN SITKA, AK 99835 Phone 907-747-3439

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Single engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 27/month *
38%	transient general aviation
31%	local general aviation
31%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

Additional Remarks

-	BE ALERT: NUMEROUS BOATS, SEAGULLS, AND OTHER BIRDS ON AND INVOF SPB.
-	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.
-	BE ALERT: FLOAT IS VERY SLIPPERY AND IN POOR CONDITION.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:58	12:58
Sunrise	05:41	13:41
Sunset	20:20	04:20
Evening civil twilight	21:03	05:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 22:45:01
Local (UTC-8)	19-Apr-2024 14:45:01

METAR

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192153Z 09010KT 10SM CLR 18/M06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01831056

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