AirNav: PFKP - Point Baker Seaplane Base

PFKP

Point Baker Seaplane Base
Point Baker, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 06-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:21	12:21
Sunrise	05:08	13:08
Sunset	20:53	04:53
Evening civil twilight	21:40	05:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Aug-2025 02:11:47
Local (UTC-8)	06-Aug-2025 18:11:47

METAR

PAPG 35nm NE	070156Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02170117
PAFE 38nm N	070156Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01830128 $
PAWG 42nm E	070156Z 31006KT 10SM FEW040 19/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01940122 $
PAKW 50nm S	070153Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940122 TSNO

TAF

PAPG 35nm NE	061730Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM062000 08005KT P6SM FEW250 FM070400 12005KT P6SM FEW250 FM070900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0706/0715
PAWG 42nm E	061730Z 0618/0718 29005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM070900 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0706/0715

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