FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 |
TKAr029/1.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (51 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2009
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Feb-2019
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:49 | | 16:49 |
Sunrise | | 08:35 | | 17:35 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 02:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:40 | | 03:40 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Feb-2019 10:03:54 |
Local (UTC-9) | 19-Feb-2019 01:03:54 |
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METAR |
PATK | 190953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN040 OVC060 M08/M09 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP076 T10781089 TSNO
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TAF |
PATK | 190542Z 1906/2006 36006KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 OVC035 TEMPO 1906/1910 3SM -SHSN FEW010 OVC025
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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