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POKW Waterfall Seaplane Base
Waterfall, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: KWF
Lat/Long: 55-17-46.7620N 133-14-36.0090W
55-17.779367N 133-14.600150W
55.2963228,-133.2433358
(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: 04/1962
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: KTN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at HYG (15 nm E): 135.65 (907-560-7602)
WX ASOS at AKW (18 nm N): 135.45 (907-755-2641)

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WATERFALL CANNERY RESORT
BOX 6440
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Manager: STEVE COCKRELL
P.O. BOX KWF
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950
Phone 907-265-9650

Additional Remarks

- FLOAT REMOVED DURING WINTER MONTHS, OCT - MAR.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at POKW.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (18 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (52 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (77 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (91 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:0612:06
Sunrise04:5512:55
Sunset21:0405:04
Evening civil twilight21:5305:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Jul-2026 00:27:43
Local (UTC-8)  28-Jul-2026 16:27:43
 
METAR
PAHY 
15nm E 		290014Z AUTO 10012KT 8SM -RA SCT023 BKN028 OVC060 15/12 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB10 P0000 $
PAKW 
18nm N 		290000Z AUTO 22003KT 3SM -RA SCT030 BKN055 OVC070 17/14 A2976 RMK AO2 P0001 T01670139 TSNO $
TAF
PAKW 
18nm N 		282124Z 2821/2918 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 SCT035 PROB30 2821/2903 5SM -RA BKN020 FM290400 20003KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035
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