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TKE Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Springs, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TKE
Lat/Long: 57-46-46.7700N / 135-13-06.3980W
57-46.779500N / 135-13.106633W
57.7796583 / -135.2184439
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 27E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99841

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1949
Sectional chart: JUNEAU
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380]
NOTAMs facility: JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at HNH (20 nm N): 132.05 (907-945-3687)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSRr148/23.9SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC114.0029E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELEPHANT148/23.539129EEEF . . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND182/38.521223ECGL -.-. --. .-..
MENDENHALL185/39.433223EMND -- -. -..

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100 80
FUEL AVBL IN EMERG ONLY.
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 76 x 66 ft. / 23 x 20 m
Surface: wood, in good condition
Runway edge lights: PERIMETER LGTS.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 10000 x 7000 ft. / 3048 x 2134 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST OF AK DOTPF/SE REGION
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 54/month *
77% air taxi
23% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP.
HELIPAD ELEVATED ON PILING; LIMITED TO HEL 44000 LBS GTW OR LESS.
PREVAILING WND FR EAST; DOCK IS NOT PROTECTED & LARGE SWELLS CAN HIT THE DOCK.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TKE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAJN - Juneau International Airport (40 nm NE)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (42 nm N)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (44 nm S)
PAFE - Kake Airport (65 nm SE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (94 nm SE)
 
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From to TKE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5114:51
Sunrise07:3015:30
Sunset18:0402:04
Evening civil twilight18:4402:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2008 05:02:34
Local (UTC-8)  11-Oct-2008 21:02:34
 
METAR
PAOH 
21nm N 
120456Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN047 BKN110 07/06 A2997 RMK AO2 TSNO T00660061 SLP151 $
PAGN 
26nm SE 
120456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN026 BKN032 OVC048 13/13 A2999 RMK AO2 TSNO T01270127 BKN V SCT SLP158 $
PAJN 
41nm NE 
120453Z 09008KT 10SM FEW018 BKN026 OVC065 08/07 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP150 P0000 T00780067
TAF
PAJN 
41nm NE 
120357Z 120424 09008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 0408 -RA BKN025 FM0800 10010KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM1500 11015G22KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN025 OVC035
PAGS 
42nm NW 
112336Z 120024 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 0004 BKN025 FM0600 12005KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM1200 13012G20KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN025 OVC035 FM2100 14010KT P6SM -RA OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PASI 
43nm S 
112336Z 120024 20006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0003 BKN025 FM0900 12012KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM1500 12015G22KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN025 OVC035 FM2100 16010KT P6SM -RA OVC025

 
 

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