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TKE

Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Springs, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TKE
Lat/Long:	57-46-46.7700N 135-13-06.3980W 57-46.779500N 135-13.106633W 57.7796583,-135.2184439 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	27E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99841

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at HNH (20 nm N):	132.05 (907-945-3687)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SSRr157/23.9		SISTERS ISLAND VORTAC		114.00		20E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ELEPHANT		157/23.5		391		20E		EEF	. . ..-.
COGHLAN ISLAND		185/38.5		212		20E		CGL	-.-. --. .-..

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	10000 x 7000 ft. / 3048 x 2134 m
Surface:	water, in fair condition
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION 6860 GLACIER HWY JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999 Phone (907) 465-4512
Manager:	STEVE BELL P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811 Phone (907) 465-4512

Additional Remarks

-	BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT/RAMP.
-	PREVAILING WND FM EAST; FLOAT IS NOT PROTECTED & SUBJECT TO LARGE SWELLS.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TKE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAJN - Juneau International Airport (40 nm NE)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (42 nm N)
PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (44 nm S)
PAFE - Kake Airport (65 nm SE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (94 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	15:37
Sunrise	07:17	16:17
Sunset	17:12	02:12
Evening civil twilight	17:52	02:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Feb-2026 17:45:45
Local (UTC-9)	21-Feb-2026 08:45:45

METAR

PAOH 21nm N	211656Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T10441144 FZRANO $
PAGN 26nm SE	211656Z AUTO 02005KT 4SM HZ CLR M06/M09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP251 T10561094 FZRANO $
PAJN 41nm NE	211653Z 09016G27KT 10SM FEW045 M06/M17 A3040 RMK AO2 PK WND 10031/1642 SLP293 T10561172 $

TAF

PAJN 41nm NE	211120Z 2112/2212 08008G22KT P6SM FEW080 BKN100 WS020/35020KT FM212000 10018G28KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/03020KT FM220500 10015G25KT P6SM SCT100 WS010/03025KT
PAGS 42nm NW	211120Z 2112/2212 33008G18KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/03035KT FM211900 34012G22KT P6SM FEW100 WS020/03035KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
PASI 43nm S	211120Z 2112/2212 08009G18KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/09025KT FM212000 06009G18KT P6SM FEW100 WS020/09025KT FM220600 06006KT P6SM FEW100

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