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Baranof Warm Springs Float and Seaplane Float Seaplane Base
Baranof, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	BNF
Lat/Long:	57-05-19.7730N 134-49-59.3090W 57-05.329550N 134-49.988483W 57.0888258,-134.8331414 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	27E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99835

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1950
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/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at SIT (17 nm W):	135.9 (907-966-2209)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BKAr040/27.2		BIORKA ISLAND VORTAC		113.80		20E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MOUNT EDGECUMBE	062/17.6	414	20E	IME	.. -- .
SITKA	039/26.9	358	20E	SIT	... .. -
KAKE	263/31.0	223	21E	AFE	.- ..-. .

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface:	water, in excellent condition
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
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 AND BOROUGH OF SITKA HARBORMASTER, 100 LINCOLN STREET SITKA, AK 99835 Phone (907) 747-3439
Manager:	HARBORMASTER CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA, 100 LINCOLN STREET SITKA 99835 Phone (907) 747-3439

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 25/month *
83%	air taxi
17%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020

Additional Remarks

-	OPERG AREA IN WARM SPRINGS BAY.
-	BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP.
-	HIGH TERRAIN SURROUNDING LANDING ZONE.
-	OCCASIONAL TURBULENT WIND & WIND SHEAR AT LOW ELEVATION.
-	GANGWAY PROVIDES LANDSIDE ACCESS APRIL THRU NOVEMBER.
-	STRONG CURRENT FM WATERFALL SHOVES PLANES INTO VESSEL FLOAT, VERY DANGEROUS AT CERTAIN TIDES.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at BNF.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (17 nm W)
PAFE - Kake Airport (31 nm E)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (64 nm E)
PAJN - Juneau International Airport (76 nm N)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (85 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:44	12:44
Sunrise	05:28	13:28
Sunset	20:27	04:27
Evening civil twilight	21:11	05:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 10:36:51
Local (UTC-8)	23-Apr-2024 02:36:51

METAR

PASI 17nm W	230953Z 10007KT 10SM OVC080 09/01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00940006
PAGN 26nm N	230956Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM SCT070 SCT100 07/03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00670028
PAFE 30nm E	230756Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00440017

TAF

PASI
17nm W

230520Z 2306/2406 VRB04KT P6SM OVC050 FM231200 08005KT P6SM OVC050

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