FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BNF |
| Lat/Long: | 57-05-19.7730N / 134-49-59.3090W
57-05.329550N / 134-49.988483W
57.0888258 / -134.8331414
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| 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: | 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 | | 258/31.0 | | 1 | | 26E | | 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 |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Elevation: | 0.0 ft. | | 0.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-SE-REG
JUNEAU AK 99801-7889
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-465-1785 |
| Manager: | DENNIS LYBARGER
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-789-0841 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 200/year * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 15 May 1980 | |
Additional Remarks
| E137-2 | STRONG CURRENT IN VICINITY OF FLOAT. |
| - | OPERG AREA IN WARM SPRINGS BAY; STRONG CURRENT FM WATERFALL IN VICINITY OF FLOAT. |
| - | 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. |
| - | (137-2) STRONG CURRENT FROM WATERFALL IN VICINITY OF FLOAT. |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 04:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 05:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:01 | | 06:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:28:17 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 12:28:17 |
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| METAR |
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PASI
17nm W | 132024Z 14003KT 10SM BKN036 BKN046 06/03 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE21 P0002
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PAGN
26nm N | 131956Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN042 07/03 A2986 RMK AO2 TSNO T00720033 SLP115 $
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PAFE
30nm E | 132016Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC065 08/02 A2990 RMK AO1 PNO
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PASI
17nm W | 131742Z 131818 08006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 1820 -SHRA BKN025 FM2000 18006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN090 FM0100 17006KT P6SM BKN090 FM0700 11010KT P6SM OVC050 FM1000 12012G24KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 FM1400 12020G33KT 5SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 WS0
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