AirNav: PFKP - Point Baker Seaplane Base

PFKP

Point Baker Seaplane Base
Point Baker, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	KPB
Lat/Long:	56-21-06.6950N 133-37-21.3110W 56-21.111583N 133-37.355183W 56.3518597,-133.6225864 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	26E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1961
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:	DALGT
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LVDr229/19.2		LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME		116.50		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SUMNER STRAIT		229/18.7		529		20E		SQM	... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	4000 x 250 ft. / 1219 x 76 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone (907) 465-4512
Manager:	STEVE BELL P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone (907) 465-4512

Additional Remarks

-	NARROW & CONGESTED OPRG AREA; SMALL ISLANDS BOTH ENTRANCES TO COVE.
-	BOATS TIED TO SPB/HELICOPTER FLOAT/RAMP.
-	SEAPLANE FLOAT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 22000 LBS MAX GWT HELICOPTERS.
-	FLOAT DETERIORATED, BE ALERT WHEN LOADING NEAR CAPACITY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PFKP.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (35 nm NE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (38 nm N)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (42 nm E)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (50 nm S)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (71 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	14:28
Sunrise	07:05	15:05
Sunset	19:01	03:01
Evening civil twilight	19:38	03:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Mar-2026 20:08:34
Local (UTC-8)	17-Mar-2026 12:08:34

METAR

PAPG 35nm NE	172002Z 23007G14KT 1SM -SNRA FEW009 BKN014 OVC045 02/M02 A2955 RMK AO2 P0000 $
PAFE 38nm N	172001Z AUTO 15008KT 9SM UP SCT009 BKN013 BKN018 01/M01 A2952 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO
PAWG 42nm E	171959Z 15003KT 3/4SM -SN BR SCT008 BKN013 OVC026 01/M01 A2958 RMK AO2 P0000 $
PAKW 50nm S	171953Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM BKN037 OVC045 05/M02 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP010 T00501017 TSNO

TAF

PAPG 35nm NE	171721Z 1718/1818 VRB05KT P6SM -SNRA FEW010 BKN035 OVC060 TEMPO 1718/1722 1SM -SN BR SCT015 BKN025 OVC030 FM172200 19008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1722/1803 2SM -SHSN BKN025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1806/1815
PAWG 42nm E	171721Z 1718/1818 13005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC030 TEMPO 1718/1722 1/2SM SN BKN010 OVC030 FM172200 15008KT P6SM -SHRASN SCT025 BKN035 FM180400 11006KT 6SM -SHSNRA SCT025 OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1806/1815

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