AirNav: 96Z - Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility Seaplane Base

96Z

Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility Seaplane Base
Whale Pass, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	96Z
Lat/Long:	56-06-35.6473N 133-07-25.2012W 56-06.594122N 133-07.420020W 56.1099020,-133.1236670 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	26E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SSE of WHALE PASS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1965
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:	SIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LVDr164/21.5		LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME		116.50		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SUMNER STRAIT		162/21.3		529		20E		SQM	... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	56-06.838800N	56-06.349442N
Longitude:	133-07.471620W	133-07.368420W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF WHALE PASS PO BOX WWP KETCHIKAN, AK 99950-0280 Phone 907-846-5222
Manager:	J.R. PARSLEY PO BOX WWP KETCHIKAN, AK 99950-0280 Phone (907-846-5211

Additional Remarks

-	CONGESTION BTN BOAT & SEAPLANE TFC POSS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 96Z.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (32 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (34 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (42 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (57 nm NW)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (66 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:47	14:47
Sunrise	06:24	15:24
Sunset	17:42	02:42
Evening civil twilight	18:19	03:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Mar-2025 03:25:33
Local (UTC-9)	09-Mar-2025 18:25:33

METAR

PAKW 32nm S	100253Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM FEW055 04/02 A2968 RMK AO2 RAE0156 SLP052 P0000 60016 T00390017 58004 TSNO
PAWG 34nm NE	100256Z 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT023 OVC029 04/02 A2969 RMK AO2 RAB05 SLP055 P0000 60000 T00390017 56004 $
PAPG 43nm N	100256Z 25003KT 7SM -RA FEW010 BKN017 OVC025 02/02 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP052 6//// T00220022 56003

TAF

PAKW 32nm S	100044Z 1001/1024 15008KT P6SM -RA BKN015 OVC020 TEMPO 1001/1005 2SM RA BR BKN012 FM101200 18010G18KT 4SM -RA SCT010 OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 34nm NE	100005Z 1000/1024 12009KT 5SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 1000/1004 BKN020 OVC040 FM101500 10012KT 4SM -RASN BR SCT010 OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1006/1015

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