Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base
8K9 · Ketchikan, Alaska · Ketchikan Gateway County · map
Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 5 miles northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has about 7 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 8K9.
Where is Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base?
It is 5 miles northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Murphys Pullout Seaplane Base…
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8K9
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1986
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 10,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ketchikan International (2 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Peninsula Point Pullout Seaplane Base (0 nm south), Ketchikan International (2 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No public float plane parking available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, local | 500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ketchikan from the FAA register
118 aircraft are registered to owners in Ketchikan, Alaska: 60 piston singles, 48 helicopters, 9 turboprops, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Ketchikan:
- Temsco Helicopters, Inc 45 aircraft on the certificate TEMSCO Helicopters operates helicopter tour services in Alaska from bases in Juneau, Skagway, and Denali.
- Taquan Air (Venture Travel, LLC) 10 aircraft on the certificate Taquan Air operates flightseeing tours and scheduled floatplane flights in Southeast Alaska from Ketchikan.
- Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate Misty Fjords Air & Outfitting, Inc.
- Seawind Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate Seawind Aviation is a family-owned seaplane operator based in Ketchikan, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours, charter flights, and scheduled service to remote locations in Southeast Alaska.
- Helicopter Air Alaska, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Island Wings Air Service LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Island Wings Air Service operates scenic floatplane tours from Ketchikan, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours of Misty Fjords National Monument and glacier viewing, bear viewing tours, fly-out fishing trips, hiking tours, and Forest Service
- Family Air Tours, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Family Air Tours operates scenic and fishing flights from Ketchikan, Alaska, using a Cessna 185 floatplane to access remote lakes, rivers, and wilderness areas throughout Southeast Alaska.
- Pirate Airworks, Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Ketchikan:
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Clark Frederick Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · ketchikan, AK (2 nm) · (208) 993-1132 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ketchikan 118 aircraft · 60 piston singles, 48 helicopters, 9 turboprops
- Temsco Helicopters INC 40 aircraft in town
- Blue Aircraft LLC 9 aircraft in town
- V2 Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Single Otter Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Temsco Helicopters, Inc 45 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Taquan Air (Venture Travel, LLC) 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Seawind Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Temsco Helicopters, INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8K9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.