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POKW Waterfall Seaplane Base
Waterfall, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 16-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5113:51
Sunrise06:2814:28
Sunset19:0703:07
Evening civil twilight19:4403:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Sep-2026 09:41:21
Local (UTC-8)  16-Sep-2026 01:41:21
 
METAR
PAHY 
15nm E 		160856Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -RA BR OVC013 11/11 A3027 RMK AO2 RAB35 SLP249 P0000 60000 T01110106 401610072 51005 $
PAKW 
18nm N 		160915Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT006 BKN012 OVC028 14/11 A3026 RMK AO2 T01440111 TSNO PNO $
TAF
PAKW 
18nm N 		151722Z 1518/1618 VRB02KT 3SM BR SCT005 OVC010 TEMPO 1518/1521 1/4SM FG OVC002 FM152100 22006KT P6SM FEW002 SCT015 FM160500 19003KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015 FM160800 VRB02KT 1SM BR OVC002 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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