Ketchikan /Temsco H/ Heliport

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FAA: 17AK

Ketchikan Weather

METAR: PAKT 200053Z 11010KT 10SM CLR 17/M06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 HARBOR WIND 12010KT T01671056

TAF: PAKT 192320Z 2000/2024 14010KT P6SM SKC FM200300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM201400 33010KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2006/2015

Reporting Station: PAKT (1.5 NM at True Heading of 162)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1021.4
Temperature: 16.7 C (62.06 F)
Dewpoint: -5.6 C (21.92 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 55-22-58.7430N (55.382984)
Longitude: 
 131-44-06.0660W (-131.735018)
Elevation: 
 20.0 feet MSL (6 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 17.8 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. NW of Ketchikan, Alaska
Found On: 
 Ketchikan Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOSEPH R. HICKS
PO BOX 5057
KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
907-225-5141		 TEMSCO HELIC
BOX 5057
KETCHIKAK, AK 99901
907-225-5141

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 05/1965
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): 
 1020 feet (311 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

GA Helicopters:  26

Annual Operations (as of 04/19/1995)

Total Operations:  6050
Air Taxi:  4500 74.4%
GA Local:  1500 24.8%
GA Itinerant:  50 0.8%

Communications

       

    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 17AK

    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
    1.9 Ketchikan International Airport
    (KTN PAKT KTN)    		 154 136 100LL, Jet A
    47.1 Klawock Airport
    (KLW PAKW AKW)    		 285 267 100LL, Jet A
    48.4 Craig Seaplane Base
    (CGA CGA)    		 277 259 100LL
    69.4 Wrangell Airport
    (WRG PAWG WRG)    		 342 324 100LL, Jet A
    94.3 Petersburg James A Johnson Airport
    (PSG PAPG PSG)    		 335 317 100, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 LOCATED NE CORNER OF PENINSULA POINT PULLOUT.
    A110-2 LDG & TKOF OF WHEELED AIRPLANES PROHIBITED.
    A110-3 PRIVATE HELIPORT EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES PRIOR PERMISSION FOR USE IS REQUIRED. CONTACT TEMSCO ON 130.30 OR PHONE 907-225-5141 FOR LANDING PERMISSION.
    A110-4 HELICOPTER LDG TKOF & OPERATION IN SEAPLANE TIEDOWN AND PULLLOUT AREA PROHIBITED.
    A110-5 CTC TEMSCO ON 130.30 OR PHONE 907-225-5141 FOR LANDING PERMISSION.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 150 ft (46 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    17AK Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  150 ft x 50 ft (46 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  6.0

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 20.0
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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