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5KE · Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID 5KE Lat 55° 20.99' N Lon 131° 40.62' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,893 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
E — 3,893 ft 1000 ft Water No —
W — 3,893 ft 1000 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·BOATS, SHIPS & LOG DEBRIS IN HARBOR.
  • ·NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPNS IN HARBOR.
  • ·SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES-PART 93 AND STANDARD VFR ARR & DEP PROCEDURES AND PATTERN INFORMATION, SEE REGULATORY NOTICES.
  • ·ONE SMALL PUBLIC DOCK AVBL.
  • ·CONTACT KETCHIKAN RADIO 123.6 PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES.
  • ·WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public use seaplane base located at the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located near the Ketchikan International Airport, which also has its own seaplane landing area. Prior to the opening of the Ketchikan International Airport in 1973, scheduled passenger seaplane service was operated with amphibian aircraft between the seaplane base and the Annette Island Airport located approximately 20 miles south, as this land plane airfield previously served as the primary airport for Ketchikan, with scheduled airline flights being operated by Pan American World Airways, Pacific Northern Airlines and Western Airlines into Annette Island over the years.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · WFB

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-06-27 De Havilland DHC-2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-03-22 DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 · Other · day →
1993-09-17 Cessna 185 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-02-04 Cessna 180H · Other · day →
1991-12-14 Cessna 185 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1986-06-07 Taylorcraft BCM-12D-85 · Loss of control · day →
2002-06-19 de Havilland,de Havilland DHC-6-300,DHC-6-300 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Clark Frederick Miller Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 521 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 545 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 566 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 566 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 575 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 575 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 579 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 579 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 579 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Cynthia Jane Hoggard Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Michael Francis O'Brien Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Deron E Hehr Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Eric Daniel Eichner Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Russell Greer Thompson Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Clark Frederick Miller Jr Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Heather Jean Bradshaw Deal Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Maxwell Alfred Dubbe Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Nathan Lee Wagner Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Anthony Mario Minnillo Ketchikan AK 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Clark Raymond Hassell Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Glen Michael Mood Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Clifford Iokepa Wong Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Vance Justin Robertus Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Edward Lee Stone Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Eric Alan Dippold Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Laith Allen Barnhill Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Aaron James Vigilante Ketchikan AK 0 nm
David Paul Doyon Ketchikan AK 0 nm
Daniel William Eichner Ketchikan AK 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 519 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 557 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 567 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 593 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 597 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 607 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 652 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 660 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 670 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 672 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.