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PAAP · Port Alexander Seaplane Base

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID PAAP Lat 56° 14.81' N Lon 134° 38.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
N — 3,000 ft 300 ft Water No —
S — 3,000 ft 300 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 · 4 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·WATCH FOR LOGS IN LNDG AREA.
  • ·BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT.
  • ·WHEN AVBL WX RPRTS EVERY TWO HOURS.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

AK15

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · PTD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-03-26 Cessna 150F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2008-04-12 Embraer EMB-110P1 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1985-05-17 Piper PA-31-350 · Stall / spin · 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 114 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 530 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 533 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 542 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 542 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 542 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 542 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 542 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 542 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 542 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 54 nm
Francois Bakkes Sitka AK 54 nm
Brian James Mclaughlin Sitka AK 54 nm
Scott Michael Woodcock Sitka AK 54 nm
Jackson Daniel Mcgraw Sitka AK 54 nm
Carl Ray Forgey Petersburg AK 66 nm
Douglas David Riemer Petersburg AK 66 nm
Paul Gerrit Southland Wrangell AK 77 nm
Samuel Amos Romey Hollis AK 79 nm
Cynthia Jane Hoggard Ketchikan AK 114 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 54 nm
Christian Anders Blanco Sitka AK 54 nm
Thomas Robert Clifton Sitka AK 54 nm
Andrew Blackburn Coykendall Sitka AK 54 nm
James Mueller Edson Sitka AK 54 nm
Randal Lloyd Hames Sitka AK 54 nm
Thor Ulric Helgesen Sitka AK 54 nm
Michael Lloyd Brooks Sitka AK 54 nm
Kenneth Robert Meyers Sitka AK 54 nm
Daniel Frank Sever Sitka AK 54 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
 549 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 558 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 560 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 628 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 643 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 667 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 676 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 700 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 705 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 714 nm

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