FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BNF |
| Lat/Long: | 57-05-19.7730N / 134-49-59.3090W
57-05.329550N / 134-49.988483W
57.0888258 / -134.8331414
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 27E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99835 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1950 |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at SIT (17 nm W): | 135.9 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BKAr032/27.2 | | BIORKA ISLAND VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MOUNT EDGECUMBE | | 059/17.6 | | 414 | | 23E | | IME | .. -- . |
| SITKA | | 036/26.9 | | 358 | | 23E | | SIT | ... .. - |
| KAKE | | 263/31.0 | | 1 | | 21E | | AFE | .- ..-. . |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Elevation: | 0.0 ft. | | 0.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-SE-REG
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99811-7999
Phone 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | PAUL KHERA
P.O. BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811
Phone 907-465-1786 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 83% | air taxi | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN WARM SPRINGS BAY. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | HIGH TERRAIN SURROUNDING LANDING ZONE. |
| - | OCCASIONAL TURBULENT WIND & WIND SHEAR AT LOW ELEVATION. |
| - | GANGWAY PROVIDES LANDSIDE ACCESS APRIL THRU NOVEMBER. |
| - | STRONG CURRENT FM WATERFALL SHOVES PLANES INTO VESSEL FLOAT, VERY DANGEROUS AT CERTAIN TIDES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at BNF.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (17 nm W)
PAFE - Kake Airport (31 nm E)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (64 nm E)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (76 nm N)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (85 nm N)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 15:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 16:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 02:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 20:37:23 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 11:37:23 |
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| METAR |
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PASI
17nm W | 111953Z 13015G22KT 10SM SCT060 OVC080 08/M06 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 11027/1918 SLP070 T00831061
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PAGN
26nm N | 111956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN095 04/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 TSNO T00381005 SLP102 $
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PAFE
30nm E | 111956Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM OVC095 04/M02 A2988 RMK AO1 PNO
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PASI
17nm W | 111739Z 1118/1218 11015G25KT P6SM OVC070 FM112100 11015G25KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC040 WS020/15040KT FM120300 13020G30KT 4SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM120900 20012G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC040 FM121200 23008KT P6SM -SHRASN BKN015 OVC025
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