FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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) |
| Zip code: | -8,-9,-8 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1961 |
| 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: | DALGT |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LVDr221/19.2 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
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 |
| 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 RGN 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone 907-465-1785 |
| Manager: | DENNIS LYBARGER 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99811-7999 Phone 907465-1871 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 67/month * | | 75% | air taxi | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2003 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | REEFS N END. |
| - | DOCK & REMAIN OVER NIGHT RAMP. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP. |
| - | SEAPLANE FLOAT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 22000 LBS MAX GWT HELICOPTERS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KPB.
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 04:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 05:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:50 | | 05:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:01:19 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 13-May-2008 08:01:19 |
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| METAR |
PAAP 35nm W | 131554Z 20006KT 7SM VCSH SCT010 BKN030 06/03 A2986 RMK VCSH S-W NO SPECI
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PAPG 35nm NE | 131556Z 00000KT 10SM FEW008 SCT025 OVC040 06/03 A2988 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAFE 38nm N | 131556Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM SCT050 OVC065 06/03 A2989 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAWG 42nm E | 131556Z 12004KT 10SM FEW040 BKN050 BKN060 06/03 A2988 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAKW 50nm S | 131553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA BKN024 OVC028 06/03 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB35 SLP118 P0000 T00610033 TSNO
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| TAF |
PAPG 35nm NE | 131123Z 131212 04004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 BKN040 TEMPO 1215 BKN015 OVC025 FM2200 04003KT P6SM BKN050 FM0300 12005KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0912 -RA SCT015 BKN030 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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PAWG 42nm E | 131123Z 131212 12009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 FM1500 12004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 FM2000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM0300 12005KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0912 -RA SCT015 BKN030 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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