FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WSB |
| Lat/Long: | 55-31-46.6990N / 133-38-30.1100W
55-31.778317N / 133-38.501833W
55.5296386 / -133.6416972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at AKW (19 nm E): | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLAWOCK | | 239/19.2 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 2000 ft. / 1829 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| 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: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | STEAMBOAT BAY RESORT
P.O. BOX 549
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 801-870-2570 |
| Manager: | CHRIS PALLE
P.O. BOX 549
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 801-870-2570 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 180/year * | | 83% | air taxi | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH MTNS ALL SIDES EXCEPT ENTRANCE; ONE WAY OPNS-NO SOUTH OPNS; SUBJECT TO HEAVY SWELLS. |
| - | NO FACILITIES. OCEAN SWELLS COMMON IN BAY. EXPOSED TO NORTH WIND. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at WSB.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (19 nm E)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (67 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (71 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (80 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (86 nm N)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 15:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 16:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 01:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 06:54:45 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 21:54:45 |
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PAKW
20nm E | 120600Z AUTO VRB05KT 7SM -RA OVC031 04/03 A2970 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
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PAHY
34nm SE | 120556Z AUTO 14023G28KT 3SM SCT010 OVC018 06/04 A2973 RMK AO1 10070 20060 57007 PNO
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