AirNav: TKE - Tenakee Seaplane Base

TKE

Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Springs, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99841

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at HNH (20 nm N):	132.05 (907-945-3687)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SSRr157/23.9		SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC		114.00		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELEPHANT		157/23.5		391		20E		EEF	. . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND		185/38.5		212		20E		CGL	-.-. --. .-..

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	10000 x 7000 ft. / 3048 x 2134 m
Surface:	water, in fair condition
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
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:	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 Phone (907) 465-4512

Additional Remarks

-	BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT/RAMP.
-	PREVAILING WND FM EAST; FLOAT IS NOT PROTECTED & SUBJECT TO LARGE SWELLS.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:03	16:03
Sunrise	07:48	16:48
Sunset	15:43	00:43
Evening civil twilight	16:28	01:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Nov-2025 03:42:15
Local (UTC-9)	15-Nov-2025 18:42:15

METAR

PAOH 21nm N	160256Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM FEW001 SCT030 BKN048 02/02 A2966 RMK AO2 RAB13E52UPB52E54 SLP043 P0000 60002 T00220022 51006 FZRANO
PAJN 41nm NE	160253Z 09008G16KT 10SM FEW015 SCT030 BKN060 04/02 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP047 T00440017 53003 $

TAF

PAJN 41nm NE	151738Z 1518/1618 11009KT 5SM -RASN BR SCT009 SCT020 OVC030 FM152200 09007KT 6SM -SHRA BR FEW010 SCT025 OVC035
PAGS 42nm NW	152200Z 1522/1618 13008KT P6SM -SHRA FEW020 SCT040 BKN080 FM160300 12006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PASI 43nm S	151738Z 1518/1618 15007KT 6SM -RA BR SCT020 BKN035 OVC050 FM160300 13006KT P6SM -SHRA FEW025 BKN040 OVC060 FM161500 09005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT090

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