FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | IRENE GALLION
P.O. BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone 907-465-1786 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 28/month * | | 91% | air taxi | | 9% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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. |
| - | FLOAT DETERIORATED, BE ALERT WHEN NEAR FULL LOADING CAPACITY. |
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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 04:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 21:44 | | 05:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:46 | | 06:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:41:52 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2009 23:41:52 |
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| METAR |
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PAAP
35nm W | 042150Z 23003KT 15SM FEW012 21/12 A3012 RMK NO SPECI
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PAPG
35nm NE | 050716Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 14/09 A3003 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAFE
38nm N | 050716Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3008 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAWG
42nm E | 050546Z 25003KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3005
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PAKW
50nm S | 050653Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC005 12/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01170094 TSNO
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PAPG
35nm NE | 050537Z 0506/0606 10005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM050800 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 SCT050 SCT250 FM051500 06005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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PAWG
42nm E | 050537Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM050900 VRB04KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 SCT050 SCT250 FM051700 30006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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