FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HYG (15 nm E): | 135.65 (907-285-3888) |
| WX ASOS at AKW (18 nm N): | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLAWOCK | | 175/17.3 | | 229 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WATERFALL CANNERY RESORT
BOX 1122
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901 |
| Manager: | STEVE COCKRELL
P.O. BOX KWF
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950
Phone 907-265-9650 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 94% | air taxi | | 6% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DOCK REMOVED IN WINTER MONTHS, OCT- MAR. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KWF.
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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Times for 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 04:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:58 | | 04:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:47 | | 05:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 05:56:04 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 21:56:04 |
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PAHY
15nm E | 180456Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM BKN014 BKN022 OVC035 09/07 A2977 RMK AO1 P0002
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PAKW
18nm N | 180453Z AUTO 22003KT 5SM -RA BR FEW007 OVC012 09/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 P0004 T00890078 TSNO
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