FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 15:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 16:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 02:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:47:32 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 15:47:32 |
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PAKW 23nm W | 091526Z 03003KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3000
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PAHY 25nm SW | 091457Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3003 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAKT 26nm SE | 092353Z 14005KT 10SM BKN020 OVC028 03/01 A2993
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PAMM 37nm SE | 100016Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM FEW026 OVC100 03/M01 A2994 RMK AO1 PNO
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PANT 41nm SE | 092353Z 11004KT 10SM SCT016 BKN100 OVC150 04/00 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00390000 10039 20006 58020 $
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| TAF |
PAKT 26nm SE | 092322Z 1000/1024 14008KT P6SM SCT010 BKN015 OVC030 FM101000 14008KT 6SM -RASN SCT020 OVC030 FM101700 13012KT P6SM -RA SCT015 BKN020 OVC030
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