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Z78 Chignik Bay Seaplane Base
Chignik, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: Z78
Lat/Long: 56-17-44.1980N / 158-24-05.3270W
56-17.736633N / 158-24.088783W
56.2956106 / -158.4014797
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99564

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: KODIAK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: AJC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at AJC (1.3 nm NE): 135.75 (907-749-2402)

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 80
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 10000 x 4000 ft. / 3048 x 1219 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 6000 x 4000 ft. / 1829 x 1219 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUBLIC DOMAIN

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 210/year *
95% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

BEACH USED FOR ACFT PULL-UP; PULL OUT AREA MKD WITH FLEXIBLE REFLECTORS TO AVOID OBSTNS.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPE - Perryville Airport (34 nm SW)
PAPH - Port Heiden Airport (41 nm N)
PAPN - Pilot Point Airport (82 nm N)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (93 nm SW)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (94 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1717:17
Sunrise08:5817:58
Sunset17:3702:37
Evening civil twilight18:1803:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 02:47:51
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 17:47:51
 
METAR
PAJC 
2nm NE 
090236Z AUTO 31018G28KT 10SM FEW036 BKN046 M01/M10 A2977 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF

 
 

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