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68A Wrangell Seaplane Base
Wrangell, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 68A
Lat/Long: 56-27-58.7700N 132-22-48.0650W
56-27.979500N 132-22.801083W
56.4663250,-132.3800181
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 27E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99929

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: SITKA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-966-2221]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: WRG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
International operations: international airport of entry

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.6
WX AWOS-3P at WRG (1.1 nm N): 128.5 (907-874-2458)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVDr070/23.3LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT070/23.852920ESQM ... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:AVGAS AVBL ACROSS HARBOR AT (907) 874-2388.
Airframe service: MINOR
SERVICE AVBL AT AIRPORT.
Powerplant service: MINOR
SERVICE AVBL AT AIRPORT.
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 9000 x 360 ft. / 2743 x 110 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WRANGELL
P.O. BOX 531
WRANGELL, AK 99929
Manager: GREG MEISSNER HARBOR MASTER
BOX 531
WRANGELL, AK 99929
Phone 907-874-3736

Additional Remarks

- FLASHING LGT END OF BREAKWATER.
- BE ALERT FOR HEAVY BOAT TFC IN HARBOR; DO NOT LAND IN HARBOR.
- BOATS TIED TO SPB FLOAT RAMP.
- EXPOSED TO WEST WIND CAUSING WAVES IN HARBOR. RCMD NOT LEAVING PLANE TIED TO FACE OF FLOAT UNATNDD.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- PRIOR TO LNDG IN HARBOR CTC HARBOR MASTER - (907) 874-3736.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68A.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWG - Wrangell Airport (1 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (27 nm NW)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (58 nm SW)
PAFE - Kake Airport (58 nm NW)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (70 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0114:01
Sunrise06:3914:39
Sunset19:1203:12
Evening civil twilight19:5003:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Mar-2026 05:32:54
Local (UTC-8)  25-Mar-2026 21:32:54
 
METAR
PAWG 260456Z 09008KT 10SM BKN050 OVC085 01/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00061067 $
TAF
PAWG 251725Z 2518/2618 08009KT P6SM FEW025 BKN040 OVC070 FM252000 07013G21KT P6SM -SHSN SCT030 OVC050 FM260700 08008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2606/2615
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