FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 | | 275/26.8 | | 396 | | 21E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
| NICHOLS | | 295/38.9 | | 266 | | 21E | | 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 907-465-1786 |
| Manager: | TIM LACOUR
P.O. BOX 91
CRAIG, AK 99921-0091
Phone 907-755-2229 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 88% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SWELLS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WHEN WINDS OUT OF SW, SE & NW. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT. |
| - | FLOAT EXPOSED TO SE, SW & NW WINDS. |
| - | SPB FLOAT VERY SLIPPERY WHEN WET. |
| - | BE ALERT: NUMEROUS GULLS INVOF SPB 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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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 15:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 16:23 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 01:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 02:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 04:04:58 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 19:04:58 |
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| METAR |
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PAKW
23nm W | 120353Z AUTO VRB04KT 5SM RA BR OVC027 03/03 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP066 P0008 T00330028 TSNO
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PAHY
25nm SW | 120336Z AUTO 14016G30KT 070V150 7SM BKN012 BKN020 OVC031 06/04 A2975 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAKT
26nm SE | 120353Z 14013G30KT 6SM -RA BR SCT011 OVC022 06/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP095 P0012 T00560044
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PAMM
37nm SE | 120336Z 16012G29KT 10SM BKN029 OVC034 06/02 A2985 RMK AO1 PNO
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PANT
41nm SE | 120353Z AUTO 14020G32KT 8SM -RA BKN024 OVC032 06/03 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 14037/0329 SLP099 P0003 T00560028 TSNO
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PAKT
26nm SE | 112105Z 1121/1218 13007KT P6SM BKN018 OVC030 FM120100 15012G20KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC030 WS020/15040KT FM120500 14015G25KT 4SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC025 WS020/15045KT FM121200 18008KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC025 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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