AirNav: HWI - Hawk Inlet Seaplane Base

HWI

Hawk Inlet Seaplane Base
Hawk Inlet, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	HWI
Lat/Long:	58-07-38.7890N 134-45-21.4310W 58-07.646483N 134-45.357183W 58.1274414,-134.7559531 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99824

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1954
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at JNU (15 nm N):

PHONE 907-789-1243

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SSRr081/16.2		SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC		114.00		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
COGHLAN ISLAND		167/14.0		212		20E		CGL	-.-. --. .-..
ELEPHANT		079/16.1		391		20E		EEF	. . ..-.

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	58-06.517430N	58-07.446060N
Longitude:	134-46.365128W	134-45.371100W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	4500 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	58-08.313147N	58-07.647960N
Longitude:	134-46.153997W	134-45.545880W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2400 x 150 ft. / 732 x 46 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Latitude:	58-07.503225N	58-07.593660N
Longitude:	134-46.181462W	134-45.456480W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HECLA GREENS CREEK MINING COMPANY PO BOX 32199 JUNEAU, AK 99803 Phone 907-790-8461
Manager:	MATTHEW ZEECK PO BOX 32199 JUNEAU, AK 99803 Phone 907-789-8461

Additional Remarks

-	MTNS E & W.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at HWI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAJN - Juneau International Airport (15 nm N)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (35 nm NW)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (68 nm S)
PAFE - Kake Airport (75 nm S)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (99 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:53	14:53
Sunrise	06:32	15:32
Sunset	17:47	02:47
Evening civil twilight	18:26	03:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Mar-2026 10:57:05
Local (UTC-9)	09-Mar-2026 01:57:05

METAR

PAJN
15nm N

091053Z 10005KT 1SM R08/5500VP6000FT -SN SCT009 BKN020 OVC040 M03/M04 RMK AO2 SLPNO SNINCR 3/11 P0012 T10331039 $

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