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TKE

Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Springs, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TKE
Lat/Long:	57-46-46.7700N 135-13-06.3980W 57-46.779500N 135-13.106633W 57.7796583,-135.2184439 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	27E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99841

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at HNH (20 nm N):	132.05 (907-945-3687)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SSRr157/23.9		SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC		114.00		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELEPHANT		157/23.5		391		20E		EEF	. . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND		185/38.5		212		20E		CGL	-.-. --. .-..

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	10000 x 7000 ft. / 3048 x 2134 m
Surface:	water, in fair condition
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

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 Phone (907) 465-4512

Additional Remarks

-	BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT/RAMP.
-	PREVAILING WND FM EAST; FLOAT IS NOT PROTECTED & SUBJECT TO LARGE SWELLS.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TKE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAJN - Juneau International Airport (40 nm NE)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (42 nm N)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (44 nm S)
PAFE - Kake Airport (65 nm SE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (94 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	14:38
Sunrise	07:17	15:17
Sunset	19:02	03:02
Evening civil twilight	19:41	03:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Mar-2026 13:35:13
Local (UTC-8)	15-Mar-2026 05:35:13

METAR

PAOH 21nm N	151256Z AUTO 08008KT 9SM BKN032 OVC050 00/M04 A3013 RMK AO2 SNB44E54 SLP202 P0000 T00001044 FZRANO $
PAJN 41nm NE	151253Z 08007KT 7SM -SN FEW015 BKN035 OVC050 M02/M06 A3018 RMK AO2 SNB26 SLP219 P0000 T10171056 $

TAF

PAJN 41nm NE	151147Z 1512/1612 09010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC060 TEMPO 1512/1515 5SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC035 FM151600 09010KT P6SM BKN035 BKN060 FM152300 09012G22KT 5SM -SN BKN025 OVC035 WS020/07030KT FM160300 09012G22KT 3SM -SN BKN020 OVC025 WS020/07040KT FM160900 09015G30KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 WS020/07040KT
PAGS 42nm NW	151147Z 1512/1612 33005KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 TEMPO 1512/1515 VRB05KT 5SM -SHSN BKN025 OVC035 FM151600 34008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM152300 34005KT 4SM -SN BKN030 OVC050 FM160500 35006KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PASI 43nm S	151147Z 1512/1612 11012KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN120 FM152200 09012G22KT 6SM -SN SCT025 OVC050 WS020/07030KT FM160100 09015G25KT 4SM -SN BKN025 OVC035 WS020/07035KT FM160300 08020G30KT 3SM -SN OVC025 WS020/06040KT FM160900 11015G25KT 2SM -SN BR OVC025 WS010/13040KT

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