# Wrangell Seaplane Base (68A)

**Wrangell Seaplane Base** (FAA: 68A) is a seaplane base in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1947. It has one runway, 9,000 ft (2,743 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68a

## At a glance

- FAA: 68A
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Wrangell, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1947
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.4663, -132.3800
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 9,000 ft / 2,743 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49752035
- Weather station: PAWG · WMO 70387
- Ident: 68A

## Timeline

- Jul 1947: Wrangell Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NW/SE | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 360 ft / 110 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 1.3 mi / 2.1 km
- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · 81 mi / 130 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68a/data