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Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base Seaplane Base
W55 · LKE · Seattle, WA · 14 ft elevation · var 20E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- W55 / LKE
- Coordinates
- 47.6290, -122.3390
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- Sectional chart
- SEATTLE
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SEATTLE (ZSE)
- Flight service (FSS)
- SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- SEA
- Attendance
- ALL DAWN-DUSK
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1947/09
- Distance from city
- 1 N
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:30 AM | 11:30Z |
| Sunrise | 05:11 AM | 12:11Z |
| Sunset | 09:11 PM | 04:11Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:51 PM | 04:51Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:51 PM → 04:30 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:11 PM → 04:11 AM
Plan a flight from W55
Runway 16/34
5,000 ft × 500 ft · WATER 16
- Heading
- n/a
34
- Heading
- n/a
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA · Seattle | VORTAC | 116.80 | r335° / 11.7 NM |
| PAE · Paine | VOR-DME | 110.60 | r168° / 17.6 NM |
| TCM · Mcchord | VORTAC | 109.60 | r349° / 29.4 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Other services
- Charter
Ownership & management
Owner
GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC, ET AL
P O BOX 82064, KENMORE, WA
425-486-1257
Manager
SARAH FELLER
950 WESTLAKE AVENUE N, SEATTLE, WA
425-486-1257
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR 15 MAY 1959.
- APCH SURFACE DATA NOT CHECKED.
- INCRD BOATING OPNS ON LAKE MAY 15 THRU SEP 15.
- SPECIAL NOISE ABATEMENT RULES IN EFFECT CONTACT OPERATOR FOR PATTERN INFORMATION.
- KITE FLYING IN PUBLIC PARK AT N END OF ARPT AND UAVS OPERATING AT THE N AND S ENDS.
- NIGHT LANDINGS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO UNLIGHTED SMALL WATERCRAFT.
- DO NOT TAXI CLOSER THAN 200 FT FM SHORELINE EXCP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KENMORE AIR HARBOR.
- ALL TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS IN CENTER OF LAKE.
- WHEN CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY, AVOID 'ON THE STEP' OPERATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF RED BUOY.
- CALL 425-486-1257 X2010 FOR APVL AT LEAST 3 HRS PRIOR TO ARR. DOCKING FEE.
- FUEL AVBL EMERG ONLY.
- KENMORE AIR LAKE UNION DOCK FREQ 130.30.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
- FIVE TEMPO BUOYS HAVE BEEN PLACED ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CNTRLN OF LAKE UNION, EACH SEPARATED BY APPROXIMATELY 750FT, AND MARK THE APRX LOCATION OF THE PREFERRED SEAPLANE OPR AREA. THE BUOYS HAVE A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT THAT CAN BE ACTVT BY FIVE CLICKS ON 122.9, TO ALERT BOATERS OF AN IMPENDING SEAPLANE TKOF OR LANDING. RUN TIME ON THE LIGHTS IS 60 SECONDS. THE BUOY/LIGHT SYSTEM IS ADVISORY ONLY, AND BOATERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BUOYS WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING LABOR DAY, OR EARLIER.
- $150 TRANSIT DOCKING FEE.
- OWNERS: GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC AND MUNRO BANKS HOLDCO INC.
- EXTN 2240.
- AIRPORT HAS SCHEDULED AIRLINE SERVICE
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