AirNav: PFKP - Point Baker Seaplane Base

PFKP

Point Baker Seaplane Base
Point Baker, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	KPB
Lat/Long:	56-21-06.6950N 133-37-21.3110W 56-21.111583N 133-37.355183W 56.3518597,-133.6225864 (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:	03/1961
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:	DALGT
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LVDr229/19.2		LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME		116.50		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SUMNER STRAIT		229/18.7		529		20E		SQM	... --.- --
KAKE		144/37.9		223		21E		AFE	.- ..-. .

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	4000 x 250 ft. / 1219 x 76 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:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone (907) 465-4512
Manager:	STEVE BELL P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506 Phone (907) 465-4512

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 28/month *
91%	air taxi
9%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

-	NARROW & CONGESTED OPRG AREA; SMALL ISLANDS BOTH ENTRANCES TO COVE.
-	BOATS TIED TO SPB/HELICOPTER FLOAT/RAMP.
-	SEAPLANE FLOAT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 22000 LBS MAX GWT HELICOPTERS.
-	FLOAT DETERIORATED, BE ALERT WHEN LOADING NEAR CAPACITY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PFKP.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (35 nm NE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (38 nm N)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (42 nm E)
PAKW - Klawock Airport (50 nm S)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (71 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:38	12:38
Sunrise	05:21	13:21
Sunset	20:23	04:23
Evening civil twilight	21:07	05:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 20:42:37
Local (UTC-8)	25-Apr-2024 12:42:37

METAR

PAPG 35nm NE	251956Z 07003KT 10SM SCT017 OVC025 08/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00830044
PAFE 38nm N	251956Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM SCT032 08/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP157 T00830056
PAWG 42nm E	251956Z 00000KT 10SM OVC032 09/05 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00890050 $
PAKW 50nm S	251953Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC041 12/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01220039 TSNO

TAF

PAPG 35nm NE	251734Z 2518/2618 07003KT P6SM SCT004 BKN023 OVC035 TEMPO 2518/2519 BKN004 OVC023 FM252100 07005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM260700 00000KT 2SM BCFG BKN003 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2606/2615
PAWG 42nm E	251734Z 2518/2618 00000KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035 TEMPO 2518/2522 FEW006 OVC020 FM252200 29006KT P6SM BKN050 FM260200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 AMD NOT SKED 2606/2615

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