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96Z Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility Seaplane Base
Whale Pass, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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
LVDr164/21.5LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT162/21.352920ESQM ... --.- --

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: 56-06.838800N56-06.349442N
Longitude: 133-07.471620W133-07.368420W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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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From to 96Z

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4915:49
Sunrise07:3116:31
Sunset15:4300:43
Evening civil twilight16:2601:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Nov-2025 22:37:18
Local (UTC-9)  15-Nov-2025 13:37:18
 
METAR
PAKW 
32nm S 		152153Z AUTO 17011G19KT 10SM FEW043 BKN055 09/03 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP069 T00890028 TSNO $
PAWG 
34nm NE 		152156Z 10009KT 10SM FEW015 BKN050 06/03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00610028 $
PAPG 
43nm N 		152200Z 35004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW015 BKN021 OVC030 03/02 A2975 RMK AO2 GRE00 P0001
TAF
PAKW 
32nm S 		151738Z 1518/1618 17006KT P6SM -RA BKN040 OVC070 FM160200 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC040 FM161200 03003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 
34nm NE 		151738Z 1518/1618 11005KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC060 FM160100 10005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 FM161200 08004KT P6SM FEW040 SCT090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1606/1615
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