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KAE

Kake Seaplane Base
Kake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	KAE
Lat/Long:	56-58-22.7870N 133-56-44.2130W 56-58.379783N 133-56.736883W 56.9729964,-133.9456147 (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:	12/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221]
Alternate FSS:	JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility:	SIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at AFE (1.4 nm SE):	135.25 (907-785-3124)

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
	RUNWAY NW	RUNWAY SE
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:		no

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF KAKE PO BOX 500 KAKE, AK 99830-7999 Phone (907) 785-3804
Manager:	CITY OF KAKE HARBORMASTER PO BOX 500 KAKE, AK 99830 Phone (907) 785-3804

Additional Remarks

-	BOATS OPERG IN LNDG AREA; ROCKS & SHOALS BDRG CHANNEL; DEBRIES IN WATER.
-	BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KAE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFE - Kake Airport (1 nm SE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (34 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (46 nm W)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (60 nm SE)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (85 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:45	16:45
Sunrise	08:33	17:33
Sunset	15:30	00:30
Evening civil twilight	16:18	01:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jan-2026 19:33:42
Local (UTC-9)	05-Jan-2026 10:33:42

METAR

PAFE

051923Z AUTO 12016G26KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 01/00 A2907 RMK AO2 PK WND 12028/1859 P0002 FZRANO

TAF

PAPG
33nm E

051734Z 0518/0618 15008G18KT 1SM -SN BR OVC012 WS020/14035KT TEMPO 0521/0601 1/2SM SN BR BKN012 FM060100 18006KT 2SM RASN BR OVC008 WS020/21025KT FM060700 18006KT 4SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC015 WS020/23025KT FM061500 21008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC020 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0606/0615

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