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A29 · Sitka Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US

ID A29 Lat 57° 3.13' N Lon 135° 20.76' W Zulu …

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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: 4,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
NW — 4,000 ft 200 ft Water No —
SE — 4,000 ft 200 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 · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS ON AND INVOF SPB.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·ONE STALL AVAILABLE FOR TSNT PARKING; ALL OTHER LEASED.
  • ·BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB DOCK/FLOAT RAMP.
  • ·FOR LOCAL WX CALL SITKA FSS 907-966-2221.
  • ·BE ALERT: FLOAT IS VERY SLIPPERY AND IN POOR CONDITION.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV ONE RAMP AVAILABLE FOR TRANSIENT TIE-DOWN.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Sitka Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. This seaplane base is located near the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

AK29

Source: OurAirports community

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 159 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 485 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 486 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 494 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 494 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 494 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 494 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 494 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 494 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 494 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
John Harvey Reed Sitka AK 0 nm
Francois Bakkes Sitka AK 0 nm
Brian James Mclaughlin Sitka AK 0 nm
Scott Michael Woodcock Sitka AK 0 nm
Jackson Daniel Mcgraw Sitka AK 0 nm
Kelix Randall De Zagottis Douglas AK 79 nm
Lynn Norris Bennett Juneau AK 82 nm
Marc Finkelstein Juneau AK 82 nm
Michael Bradley Sapp Juneau AK 82 nm
Robert Michael Rawson Juneau AK 82 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
Francois Bakkes Sitka AK 0 nm
Christian Anders Blanco Sitka AK 0 nm
Thomas Robert Clifton Sitka AK 0 nm
Andrew Blackburn Coykendall Sitka AK 0 nm
James Mueller Edson Sitka AK 0 nm
Randal Lloyd Hames Sitka AK 0 nm
Thor Ulric Helgesen Sitka AK 0 nm
Michael Lloyd Brooks Sitka AK 0 nm
Kenneth Robert Meyers Sitka AK 0 nm
Daniel Frank Sever Sitka 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
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 500 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 510 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 513 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 590 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 678 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 716 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 726 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 750 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 755 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 765 nm

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