FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
| KLAWOCK | | 071/23.2 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
| CLAM COVE | | 275/26.5 | | 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: | IRENE GALLION P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811 Phone 907-465-1786 |
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
| - | SOME SWELLS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WHEN WIND OUT OF S/W. |
| - | BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB BACK/FLOAT. |
| - | EXPOSED TO SE & NW WINDS. |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 16:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 16:53 |
| Sunset | | 15:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 03:17:42 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 30-Nov-2009 18:17:42 |
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| METAR |
PAKW 23nm W | 010253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 00/M01 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP281 T00001011 53014 TSNO
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PAHY 25nm SW | 010256Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM BKN050 OVC120 01/M01 A3038 RMK AO1 52014 PNO
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PAKT 26nm SE | 010253Z 14003KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP293 HARBOR WIND 00000KT T00001006 53019
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PAMM 37nm SE | 010256Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3042 RMK AO1 52020 PNO
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PANT 41nm SE | 010253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP291 T10061017 53019 TSNO
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| TAF |
PAKT 26nm SE | 302328Z 0100/0124 00000KT P6SM SCT060 FM010300 00000KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM010900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC040 FM011500 15006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM012300 15008KT P6SM OVC030
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