FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 APRIL 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AK8 |
| Lat/Long: | 62-18-48.2900N / 150-04-09.6600W
62-18.804833N / 150-04.161000W
62.3134139 / -150.0693500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 400 ft. / 122 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of TALKEETNA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99676 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/2007 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | TALKEETNA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-733-2277] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | TKA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at TKA (0.8 nm NW): | 135.2 (907-733-1637) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TKAr029/1.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERS CREEK | | 129/1.3 | | 305 | | 16E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 14W/32W
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 1600 ft. / 1219 x 488 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 14W | | RUNWAY 32W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 4W/22W
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 2000 ft. / 1158 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 4W | | RUNWAY 22W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DON LEE
P.O. BOX 139
TALKEETNA, AK 99676
Phone 907-733-4500 |
| Manager: | DON LEE
P.O. BOX 139
TALKEETNA, AK 99676
Phone 907-733-4500 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/month * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 36% | air taxi | | 4% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL TRAFFIC REMAIN EAST OF SPB & OVER THE LAKE. |
| - | ALL TRAFFIC MUST USE CTAF 123.6. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AK8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PATK - Talkeetna Airport (1 nm NW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (34 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (47 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (47 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Buddy Woods Municipal Airport (51 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2009
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Times for 22-May-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunrise | | 04:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 23:08 | | 07:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:44 | | 08:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-May-2018 11:51:26 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 22-May-2018 03:51:26 |
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| METAR |
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| PATK | 221053Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM OVC080 09/04 A2954 RMK RAB16E26 SLP006 P0000 T00940039 TSNO VIA AUTODIAL
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| PATK | 220538Z 2206/2306 18008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM221900 23006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM230000 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN100
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