TKL — Taku Lodge Seaplane Base

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft.

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
NE	—	5,000 ft	500 ft	Water	No	—
SW	—	5,000 ft	500 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 · 3 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)

·SHALLOW AT LOW TIDE; RCMD RIVER CHNL LNDG.
·OTTERS OCCUPY LODGE FLOAT ARR & DEP 15 MIN INTVLS.
·PUB DOCK & SAFE SHORELINE ACES NA. 907-957-1543.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

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IATA · TKL

FAA Chart Supplement

AK · 232 Cycle 03SEP2026 · 2 airports on this page · 507 words

Live · NTSB prelim · last 30 days

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev Event →

1990-07-03 Beech B19 · Engine failure · VMC · day None FTW90LA132 →

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	Authorized for
Clark Frederick Miller	Ketchikan	AK	202 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Richard Wallace	Girdwood	AK	483 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Bradford Holt	Moose Pass	AK	487 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Brenton Kennedy	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Bruce Cummings	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Carol Zerbe	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Daniel Jonathan Larocque	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Flight Instructor Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Greg Emory Stoddard	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner
Hon Kagen Kinzie	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)
Mark Roger Greig	Anchorage	AK	489 nm	Pilot Proficiency Examiner — Lockheed L-382 Hercules

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	Ratings
Kelix Randall De Zagottis	Douglas	AK	20 nm	CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Helicopter Instrument
Lynn Norris Bennett	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane
Marc Finkelstein	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Michael Bradley Sapp	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument · CFI · Helicopter
Robert Michael Rawson	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Helicopter
Jason Alan Kulbeth	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Helicopter
Dawn Renee Welch	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Richard Ellis Peabody	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Helicopter Instrument
Michael David Sprenger	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Kirt Douglas Stage-Harvey	Juneau	AK	20 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument

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	Ratings
Patrick Frank Lott	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
Michael Scott Lammlein	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
James Andrew Skrzynski	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
Robert Scott Harris	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
Robert Scott Hillis	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
Connor Riley Graham	Douglas	AK	20 nm	A · P
Lynn Norris Bennett	Juneau	AK	20 nm	A · P · CFI
Joseph Samuel Johnson	Juneau	AK	20 nm	A · P
Brock Matthew Weidner	Juneau	AK	20 nm	A · P
Michael Bradley Sapp	Juneau	AK	20 nm	A · P · CFI

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Palmer, AK	PAQ	489 nm	Our newest location opening! As our fourth base facility, PAAQ services greater Alaska at
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc Anchorage, AK	MRI	505 nm	—
Avionics Specialists of Alaska Anchorage, AK	LHD	508 nm	—
Aircom Avionics, Inc. Fairbanks, AK	FAI	547 nm	—
San Juan Air Maintenance Friday Harbor, WA	FHR	712 nm	—
Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA	AWO	748 nm	—
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA	PAE	759 nm	—
Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA	TIW	788 nm	Our Mission in Avionics To provide for your avionics needs or requirements, from the 2-sea
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA	S50	791 nm	—
Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA	PLU	802 nm	About Us * Average of 16 years of General Aviation experience * We are Staffed with A&Ps w

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

TKL · Taku Lodge Seaplane Base