FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z71 |
| Lat/Long: | 55-57-58.6440N / 133-47-48.1960W 55-57.977400N / 133-47.803267W 55.9662900 / -133.7967211 (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: | SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SIT (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LVDr190/38.4 | | LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 28E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KLAWOCK | | 291/34.0 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
| SUMNER STRAIT | | 190/37.9 | | 529 | | 28E | | SQM | ... --.- -- |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 10000 x 500 ft. / 3048 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| 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: | L.O.G. LOG CO. CAPE POLE SEAPLANE BASE CAPE POLE, AK |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN FISHERMANS HARBOR; ROCKS IN ENTRANCE; HEAVY SEAS ARE FREQUENT. |
| - | NO LONGER USED AS LOGGING/SEAPLANE OPNS. THERE IS LINE ACROSS INLET AT FLOAT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z71.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (34 nm SE)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (57 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (58 nm NE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (60 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (80 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 15:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 16:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 01:30:13 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 16:30:13 |
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| METAR |
PAAP 33nm NW | 090059Z 26006KT 7SM VCSH SCT005 BKN010 BKN060 06/04 A2944 RMK VCSH W NO SPECI
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PAKW 34nm SE | 090053Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP962 T00500028 TSNO
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