FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KXA |
| Lat/Long: | 55-32-14.6900N / 132-23-51.0520W
55-32.244833N / 132-23.850867W
55.5374139 / -132.3975144
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1959 |
| 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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLAWOCK | | 071/23.2 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
| CLAM COVE | | 269/26.5 | | 396 | | 27E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 289/38.9 | | 266 | | 27E | | ICK | .. -.-. -.- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 2000 ft. / 610 x 610 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-REG
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1785 |
| Manager: | DENNIS LYBARGER
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone 907-465-1781 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 42/month * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 May 1980 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SOME SWELLS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WHEN WIND OUT OF S/W. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB BACK/FLOAT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KXA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (23 nm W)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (26 nm SE)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (57 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (78 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (99 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 04:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 21:31 | | 05:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:28 | | 06:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 22:23:36 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Jul-2008 14:23:36 |
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| METAR |
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PAKW
23nm W | 062153Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM BKN033 OVC042 12/09 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE47 SLP178 P0003 T01220089 TSNO
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PAKT
26nm SE | 062153Z 14012G21KT 10SM SCT028 BKN035 OVC070 13/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 HARBOR WND 10012KT BINOVC T01330089
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PAMM
37nm SE | 062156Z AUTO 17010G15KT 10SM OVC070 14/08 A3014 RMK AO1 PNO
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PANT
41nm SE | 062153Z 16009G14KT 10SM FEW036 OVC080 13/09 A3011 SLP197 T01280094
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| TAF |
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PAKT
26nm SE | 061739Z 061818 14013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC040 FM2000 14010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC040 FM0100 14007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM0500 14008KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 FM0900 14013KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025
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