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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 10-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3713:37
Sunrise06:1614:16
Sunset19:2303:23
Evening civil twilight20:0204:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Sep-2025 22:51:33
Local (UTC-8)  10-Sep-2025 14:51:33
 
METAR
PAKW 
32nm S 		102153Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM -RA OVC036 18/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 P0000 T01780128 TSNO
PAWG 
34nm NE 		102156Z VRB03KT 10SM -RA FEW002 BKN040 OVC060 14/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0000 T01440133 $
PAPG 
43nm N 		102156Z VRB06G15KT 6SM RA BR SCT009 OVC024 14/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP119 P0008 T01390128
TAF
PAKW 
32nm S 		102000Z 1020/1118 VRB05KT 6SM -RA BR BKN050 OVC070 WS020/17035KT TEMPO 1020/1024 15012G20KT FM110200 16006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 WS020/17020KT FM110600 16010G20KT 4SM -RA BR OVC010 WS020/18020KT FM111200 17005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PAWG 
34nm NE 		101723Z 1018/1118 10005KT P6SM -RA FEW001 BKN040 OVC070 FM102200 10011KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC025 WS020/11020KT FM110900 09010KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 WS020/17035KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1106/1115
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