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BQV Bartlett Cove Seaplane Base
Bartlett Cove, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: BQV
Lat/Long: 58-27-18.7480N 135-53-06.6120W
58-27.312467N 135-53.110200W
58.4552078,-135.8851700
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 28E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99826

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1958
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility: JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, LCTD ON FERRY TRML.
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.5
WX AWOS-3P at GST (6 nm E): 125.9 (907-697-2447)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSRr290/25.8SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC114.0020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELEPHANT291/26.139120EEEF . . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND259/37.721220ECGL -.-. --. .-..

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 10000 x 4000 ft. / 3048 x 1219 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NPS GLACIER BAY NATL PARK & PRES
NATL PARK SVC BOX 1781
JUNEAU, AK 99801
Manager: SUPERINTENDANT OF GLACIER BAY
P.O. BOX 140
GUSTAVUS, AK 99826
Phone 907-697-2230

Additional Remarks

- 1 MAY - 16 SEP, 3 HR DOCKING LIMIT, 17 SEP - 30 APR, 10 DAY DOCKING LIMIT.
- SEAPLANE FLOAT EXPOSED TO WESTERLY SEAS.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at BQV.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGS - Gustavus Airport (6 nm E)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (42 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (86 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4914:49
Sunrise07:2915:29
Sunset18:5802:58
Evening civil twilight19:3703:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 22:24:45
Local (UTC-8)  12-Mar-2026 14:24:45
 
METAR
PAGS 
5nm SE 		122156Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T10061156 FZRANO
TAF
PAGS 
5nm SE 		121737Z 1218/1318 33005KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080 FM130200 33002KT P6SM FEW100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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