Waterfall Seaplane Base

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IATA: KWF

FAA: KWF

Location

Latitude: 
 55-17-46.7620N (55.296323)
Longitude: 
 133-14-36.0090W (-133.243336)
Elevation: 
 0.0 feet MSL (0 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 17.7 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. SW of Waterfall, Alaska
Found On: 
 Ketchikan Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
STEVE COCKRELL
P.O. BOX KWF
KETCHIKAN, AK 99950
907-265-9650		 WATERFALL CANNERY RESORT
BOX 6440
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 04/1962
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1000 feet (305 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 KTN
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  1600
Air Taxi:  1500 93.8%
GA Itinerant:  100 6.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 907
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Ketchikan(KTN) Juneau (JNU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  LC225-9481 1-866-297-2236

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KWF

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    11.4 Craig Seaplane Base
    (CGA CGA)    		 16 358 100LL
    17.9 Klawock Airport
    (KLW PAKW AKW)    		 18 0 100LL, Jet A
    52.4 Ketchikan International Airport
    (KTN PAKT KTN)    		 85 67 100LL, Jet A
    77.1 Wrangell Airport
    (WRG PAWG WRG)    		 22 4 100LL, Jet A
    90.9 Petersburg James A Johnson Airport
    (PSG PAPG PSG)    		 6 348 100, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FLOAT REMOVED DURING WINTER MONTHS, OCT - MAR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: NW/SE
    Longest Runway: NW/SE is 10000 ft (3048 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    KWF Airport Runway Details

    Waterway NW/SE  10000 ft x 1000 ft (3048 m x 305 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway NW

    Runway SE
    Elevation: 
    		 0.0 0.0
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100, Jet A
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    KWF Diagram


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