FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 E 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 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| 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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| TKAr023/1.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERS CREEK | | 119/1.3 | | 305 | | 26E | | PEE | .--. . . |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 115 |
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 907-733-4567 |
| Manager: | DON LEE
P.O. BOX 139
TALKEETNA, AK 99676
Phone 907-733-4567 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | ALL TRAFFIC REMAIN EAST OF SPB & OVER THE LAKE. |
| - | ALL ACFT MONITOR & USE FREQ 123.6. |
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)
BGQ - Big Lake Airport (47 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (51 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 13-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 05:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 22:47 | | 06:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:04 | | 08:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 15:35:15 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 07:35:15 |
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| METAR |
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| PATK | 131453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN090 03/01 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP977 T00280006 53023 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| PATK | 131135Z 131212 20005KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC100 FM0600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT090
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