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POKW Waterfall Seaplane Base
Waterfall, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: KWF
Lat/Long: 55-17-46.7620N 133-14-36.0090W
55-17.779367N 133-14.600150W
55.2963228,-133.2433358
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 26E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1962
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: KTN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at HYG (15 nm E): 135.65 (907-285-3888)
WX ASOS at AKW (18 nm N): 135.45 (907-755-2641)

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WATERFALL CANNERY RESORT
BOX 6440
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Manager: STEVE COCKRELL
P.O. BOX KWF
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950
Phone 907-265-9650

Additional Remarks

- FLOAT REMOVED DURING WINTER MONTHS, OCT - MAR.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at POKW.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (18 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (52 nm E)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (77 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (91 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:3516:35
Sunrise08:2117:21
Sunset15:3000:30
Evening civil twilight16:1601:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Dec-2025 10:13:02
Local (UTC-9)  30-Dec-2025 01:13:02
 
METAR
PAKW 
18nm N 		300953Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM -RA SCT019 BKN027 OVC032 11/08 A2971 RMK AO2 RAB17 SLP059 P0001 T01110078 TSNO $
TAF
PAKW 
18nm N 		300528Z 3006/3106 17010G16KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/19035KT FM301000 15010G18KT 4SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/18035KT FM301800 18013G23KT 3SM RA BR SCT015 OVC025 WS020/20035KT PROB30 3018/3024 2SM RA BKN010 FM310100 18010KT 6SM -RA SCT015 OVC025 WS020/19030KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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