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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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