FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 AUGUST 2019
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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1962 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236] |
| 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 | | 243/19.2 | | 229 | | 20E | | 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 |
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: | BRIAN CUNNIGHAM
P.O. BOX 549
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 253-225-4256 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 210/year * | | 86% | air taxi | | 14% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH MTNS ALL SIDES EXCEPT ENTRANCE; ONE WAY OPNS-NO SOUTH OPNS; SUBJECT TO HEAVY SWELLS & SQUIRRELY WINDS. |
| - | LARGE 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 20-Aug-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:38 | | 13:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 04:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 04:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Aug-2019 15:17:37 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 20-Aug-2019 07:17:37 |
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PAKW
20nm E | 201453Z AUTO 03011G19KT 10SM -RA OVC030 11/10 A2958 RMK SLP015 P0000 60000 T01060100 57012 TSNO VIA AUTODIAL
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PAKW
20nm E | 201145Z 2012/2112 03010G20KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM201800 03012G20KT 4SM RA BR OVC025 WS020/14040KT FM202100 05010KT 2SM +RA BR OVC020 WS020/14040KT FM210700 05012G20KT 3SM RA BR OVC020 WS020/11035KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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