Alaska Links

Flying to Alaska

Flying to Alaska is an adventure! But it will take some homework. We have teamed up with the FAA Flight Safety Team (FAAST) in Alaska to provide this information as an aid in helping you plan your trip. The link below will take you to the FAAST – Flying In Alaska webpage where you will find lot's of helpful information on flying to and in Alaska. Have a safe and fun trip!

• FAA Flight Safety Team (FAAST) – Flying In Alaska

Video

• Pilot Minute: Why is Fatigue so Dangerous to Pilots in Alaska?

Juneau Flight Service Station

U.S. Customs Border Crossing Procedures

• Juneau Airport Wind System (JAWS)
• Juneau Airport
• Juneau Avalanche Control TFR(PDF)
• Juneau Enroute Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) Areas(PDF)
• Juneau Inset, Visual Check Points, & Flight Advisories
• Juneau FSS Frequency Card(PDF)
• Juneau Harbor Float Plane Procedures(PDF)

Juneau FSS Phone Numbers

Administration: (907) 586-7381
Pilot Weather Briefing (Toll Free): (866) 297-2236

Operations Watch Desk: (907) 586-7382
Fax: (907) 586-7360

Please Note:Acquiring preflight information from this website does NOT meet the pilot's requirement to obtain a complete weather briefing prior to departure. Information on this website may not be current and should not be considered reliable for the purposes of flight planning.

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Kenai Flight Service Station

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Alaskan Aviation and Other FAA Links

Alaska Area and National Weather Service

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Slot Administration - Runway Construction Information

• Slot Administration Home
• Slot Definition
• Slot Allocation Process
• Slot Administration/Schedule Facilitation
• Compliance and Oversight
• Data
• Regulatory Information
• Runway Construction Information

This report contains active and planned airport construction projects which may impact airport capacity and delays. Due to the nature of airport construction, this information is constantly changing and may be postponed or cancelled at any time. This report will be updated quarterly. This overview is not intended for operational use.

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)

• Airport Construction Outlook
• Airport Construction Outlook - Plain Text

System Event and Analysis

Performance Analysis

What We Do

Assess the performance of the National Airspace System, identify future trends in the aviation industry, and develop strategies and plans to ensure a viable future for air transportation.

Jeffrey S. Planty

Mr. Jeffrey S. Planty is the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Vice President, Technical Operations Services for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). In this role, Mr. Planty's primary focus is on the safe, efficient, and secure operation of the National Airspace System (NAS) through effective management of Air Navigation Services and Infrastructure. Under leadership of the COO, he directs a workforce of approximately 10,000 employees who ensure that more than 65,000 pieces of equipment and systems operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at more than 6,000 facilities.

Professional Knowledge & Experience

Prior to his current position as the Vice President of Technical Operations, Mr. Planty served as the Deputy Vice President of System Operations for the Air Traffic Organization. He was responsible for providing strategic planning, advice and guidance to the Vice President and Industry on policy, management oversight and coordination of organizational programs across the ATO.

Prior to being selected as the Deputy Vice President of System Operations, Mr. Planty served as the Deputy Vice President of Air Traffic Services (AJT) leading the ATO's executive team in ensuring the safe, secure, and efficient management for the National Airspace System and international airspace assigned to U.S. control. AJT controls more than 5 million square miles of airspace in the U.S. and more than 24 million square miles over oceans. AJT is responsible for Airport Traffic Control Towers (Federal and Contract), Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities, Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and Combined Center Radar Approach Control facilities to guide aircraft through their various phases of flight.

Mr. Planty has extensive experience in National Airspace System operations and the critical services that are also provided by Technical Operations ensuring aviation safety, through his experience as Director of Technical Operations in the Central Service Area (CSA). He was responsible for the direct oversight of all Technical Operations in the Midwest and the thousands of employees that make up his CSA team.

Previously, Mr. Planty was District Manager for the Eastern Service Area field office in Memphis, TN and also in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. He was directly responsible for ensuring sound financial management oversight for both operational and support services in order to provide reliable air traffic services. He oversaw an organizationally diverse workforce responsible for design, installation, and maintenance of navigational, communications, and environmental systems, while ensuring the safety of ATO employees and their work environment.

Education, Certifications and Awards

Mr. Planty holds an Associate of Applied Science designed to prepare students for immediate vocational, technical, or semi-professional employment, which has been applied towards engineering technologies. He is also pursuing his Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration.

Ketchikan Flight Service Station

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Ketchikan Regulatory Notice, Special Air Traffic Rules, and Airport Traffic Patterns

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Regulatory Notice
Ketchikan International Airport
Special Air Traffic Rules & Airport Traffic Patterns
(14 CFR Part 93)

Airspace

Special air traffic rules and communication requirements are in effect for a pilot operating an aircraft under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to, from, or in the vicinity of the Ketchikan International Airport or Ketchikan Harbor. These procedures are in effect below 3,000 feet MSL with the perimeter defined as the Ketchikan Class E surface area regardless of whether the Class E surface area is in effect.

Communications

When the Ketchikan Flight Service Station (FSS) is in operation, no person may operate an aircraft within the airspace specified above, or taxi onto the runway at Ketchikan International Airport, unless that person has established two-way radio communications with the Ketchikan FSS for the purpose of receiving traffic advisories. Continue to monitor the advisory frequency at all times while operating within the specified airspace. When the Ketchikan FSS is not in operation each pilot must continuously monitor and communicate, as appropriate, on the designated common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) as follows:

• For inbound flights: Announce position and intentions when no less than 10 miles from Ketchikan International Airport. Monitor the designated frequency until clear of the movement area on the airport or Ketchikan Harbor.
• For departing flights: Announce position and intentions prior to taxiing onto the active runway on the airport or onto the movement area of Ketchikan Harbor. Monitor the designated frequency until outside the airspace described above. Announce position and intentions upon departing that airspace.

If two-way radio communications failure occurs in flight a person may operate the aircraft to a landing.

Aircraft Operation

When a pilot receives an advisory, from the Ketchikan FSS, that an aircraft is on final approach to the Ketchikan International Airport, that pilot must remain clear of the runway until the approaching aircraft has landed and has cleared the runway. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person operating a large airplane or a turbine engine powered airplane shall:

1. When approaching to land at the Ketchikan International Airport, maintain an altitude of at least 900 feet MSL until within three miles of the airport.
2. After takeoff from the International Airport, maintain runway heading until reaching an altitude of 900 feet MSL.

Recommended VFR Arrival and Departure Procedures and Traffic Patterns

Aircraft normally arrive and depart the Ketchikan Class E airspace via the Tongass Narrows. This results in aircraft passing very close in an area with very little maneuvering room. In response to the higher-than-normal risks and to ensure an acceptable margin of aviation safety, special VFR arrival and departure procedures/patterns for floatplanes, helicopters, and single-engine wheeled aircraft are in use for all VFR operations in the Ketchikan and Tongass narrows area. Copies of these procedures and patterns can be obtained from:

Ketchikan FSS 1800 Airport Terminal Building Ketchikan, AK 99901 Mailing Address: Ketchikan FSS PO Box 6092 Ketchikan, AK 99901	Juneau AFSS 9230 Cessna Drive Juneau, AK 99801-9377	Sitka FSS 800 Airport Road Sitka, AK 99835

• The recommended pattern in use at the Ketchikan Harbor and Airport will be broadcast on the Ketchikan AFIS, 134.45 MHz.
• If the AFIS is out of service, Ketchikan FSS will provide recommended pattern information on 123.6 MHz.
• The Ketchikan Visual Check Point Table below is in NAD 83 (formatted in degrees, minutes, seconds) and is to be used with the picture shown at the top of this page.

Ketchikan FSS Home Page

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Ketchikan Flight Service Station

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Ketchikan FSS Overview

Ketchikan FSS is a part-time facility open from 1515-0615Z and is located on the 5th floor of the terminal building on the Ketchikan Airport. Take the elevator, located on the east side of the terminal building, to the 4th floor and follow the signs up the stairs to the 5th floor. We provide preflight pilot briefings either face to face or by telephone at 907-225-9481 or over our numerous remote frequencies throughout southern Southeast Alaska.

FAR 93 subpart M designates Ketchikan as a special rule area requiring two-way radio communications with the FSS prior to operating in the surface area. Additionally, due to the confined airspace and volume of traffic, specific patterns have been developed for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters based on wind direction and place of landing/takeoff. The patterns in use are broadcast on our AFIS, frequency 134.45. Further details are available by clicking the link below. If you have any questions on operations and patterns in the Ketchikan airspace, please call at 907-225-9481.

Ketchikan Special Air Traffic Rules, Check Points, and Traffic Patterns

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Reference Guide Overview

This section provides references for filing domestic International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Filed Flight Plans (FPL) and associated flight planning messages. The information provided augments instructions found in ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM) Document 4444, and incorporates published supplementary requirements, instructions and guidelines for proper filing of FPLs with FAA’s En Route Automation System (ERAS).

FAAICAO Flight Planning Interface Reference Guide(PDF).

As supplemented by guidance found at the three (3) Reference Guide Topic links below, the Guide provides instructions for filing ICAO flight planning messages within ERAS to ensure the most efficient automation processing. These flight planning messages include:

• Filed Flight Plan (FPL);
• Modification (CHG);
• Delay (DLA); and
• Cancellation (CNL).

Reference Guide Topics

• Addressing ICAO Flight Planning Messages — clarifies the definition of U.S. domestic airspace and where to address FPLs.
• RNAV Requirements — guidance on FAA requirements for the automatic assignment of RNAV procedures and routes.
• Domestic ICAOFPL — key points to remember when filing a Domestic FPL.
• Message ACK/REJ — guidance on requirements to receive automatic acknowledgement (ACK) and/or rejection (REJ) messages in response to ICAO flight planning messages.