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

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 03/21/2024 - 5/16/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:96Z
Lat/Lng:56.1163105556, -133.121715278
56-06-58.7180N, 133-07-18.1750W
Estimated
Elevation:0 feet Estimated
Magnetic Variation:26E,(1985), [17E (2024)]
Sectional:JUNEAU
From City:1nm SSE of Whale Pass

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:05/1965
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Anchorage(ZAN)Anchorage Center
FSS:Sitka FSS(SIT)
NOTAMs and Weather:SITNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.900

Services

Airframe Repair:None
Powerplant Repair:None
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

For year ending:12/31/2021
AirTaxi:300
Non-local GA:50
Total:350

Ownership

Owner:City of Whale Pass
Po Box Wwp
Ketchikan, Ak 99950-0280
(907) 846-5222
Manager:J.R. Parsley, Harbor Master
Po Box Wwp
Ketchikan, Ak 99950-0280
(907) 846-5211

Runways

Runways:NW/SE

Runway NW/SE

Length:10000 feet
Width:1000 feet
Surface:Water
Surface Treatment:NONE
End NW End SE
Elevation at End:0.0' MSL0.0' MSL

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

be Alert: Congestion Between Boat and Seaplane Traffic may be Present.

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