FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| 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
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| 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: | PAUL KHERA
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
| - | 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 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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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 15:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 16:31 |
| Sunset | | 16:47 | | 01:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 02:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:23:29 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 16:23:29 |
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| METAR |
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PAAP
35nm W | 112355Z 18018KT 5SM -RA BR OVC010 06/04 A2973 RMK 70005 400630011 NO SPECI
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PAPG
35nm NE | 120056Z 12007G15KT 070V150 10SM SCT041 BKN046 OVC060 08/00 A2976 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAFE
38nm N | 120056Z AUTO 14015G22KT 10SM SCT025 BKN030 OVC035 05/02 A2975 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAWG
42nm E | 120056Z 11013G16KT 10SM FEW040 FEW050 OVC070 08/01 A2982 RMK AO1 WEA
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PAKW
50nm S | 120053Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 OVC070 07/01 A2975 RMK AO2 RAB20E48 SLP075 P0000 T00670006 TSNO
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PAPG
35nm NE | 111739Z 1118/1218 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM112100 06005KT P6SM SCT060 OVC100 FM120300 12008KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC035 FM120600 08005KT 4SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600
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PAWG
42nm E | 111739Z 1118/1218 11005KT P6SM VCFG SCT100 FM112200 11012KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM120300 12015G25KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM120900 11010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0700/1600
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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