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PAEL Elfin Cove Seaplane Base
Elfin Cove, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: ELV
Lat/Long: 58-11-42.6630N 136-20-50.6140W
58-11.711050N 136-20.843567W
58.1951842,-136.3473928
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 27E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99825

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility: ELV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: ALTHROP ROCK LGT FLASHES CLEAR EVERY 6 SECONDS.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSRr252/34.4SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC114.0020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELEPHANT252/34.539120EEEF . . ..-.

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 10000 x 1500 ft. / 3048 x 457 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
6860 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999
Phone (907) 465-4512
Manager: STEVE BELL
P.O. BOX 112506
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone (907) 465-4512

Additional Remarks

- NARROW ENTRANCE.
- WHEN AVBL WX RPRTS HRLY ONLY.
- BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT.
- SEA SWELLS OFTEN IN LDG AREA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAEL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGS - Gustavus Airport (24 nm NE)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (57 nm E)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (76 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5815:58
Sunrise07:4316:43
Sunset15:5600:56
Evening civil twilight16:4001:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Nov-2025 00:05:09
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2025 15:05:09
 
METAR
PAEL 102350Z 10011KT 12SM BKN023 BKN060 05/02 A2942 RMK SPB E03015KT SEA 0 SWELL 2 SW MAX 5.7 70035 NOSPECI
TAF
PAGS 
23nm NE 		101135Z 1012/1112 14009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1014/1018 6SM -RA BR BKN025 FM101800 13012G22KT 5SM -RA OVC025 WS020/14035KT FM102100 13016G26KT 3SM -RA BR FEW005 OVC015 WS020/15035KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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