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TKE Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Springs, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
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: PAUL KHERA
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.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.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 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0016:00
Sunrise07:4216:42
Sunset16:4901:49
Evening civil twilight17:3002:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 04:57:47
Local (UTC-9)  11-Feb-2012 19:57:47
 
METAR
PAOH 
21nm N 
120356Z AUTO 09012KT 050V110 5SM -RA BR FEW018 OVC029 03/02 A2957 RMK AO2 TSNO T00330022 P0001 SLP015 $
PAGN 
26nm SE 
120356Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM -RA BKN036 OVC045 04/02 A2962 RMK AO2 TSNO T00440022 RAB16 P0000 SLPNO $
PAJN 
41nm NE 
120453Z 12017G28KT 10SM -RA FEW020 OVC031 03/02 A2960 RMK AO2 PK WND 12028/0447 SLP024 P0003 T00330017
TAF
PAJN 
41nm NE 
111739Z 1118/1218 09012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN140 FM112100 10014KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM120200 12015G20KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 WS020/14035KT FM120600 12015G25KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM121000 10008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM121700 08005KT P6SM -SHRASN SCT015 BKN025 OVC035
PAGS 
42nm NW 
120322Z 1203/1224 06004KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM120900 13009KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM121500 15008KT P6SM -SHRASN BKN015 OVC025 FM122100 22007KT P6SM -SHRASN SCT015 BKN035 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PASI 
43nm S 
120320Z 1203/1224 11015G24KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC035 WS020/15040KT FM120500 13020G30KT 4SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 FM120900 20012G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC040 FM121200 23008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC040 FM122100 25007KT P6SM -SHRASN SCT025 BKN050
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