Bartlett Cove Seaplane Base (BQV)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BQV
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	135°53'6.6120" W / 58°27'18.7480" N -135.885170 / 58.455208 (Estimated)
Elevation	0.00 ft / 0.00 m (Estimated)
Location	Skagway-yakutat County, AK
Magnetic Variation	28E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	NPS GLACIER BAY NATL PARK & PRES
Address	NATL PARK SVC BOX 1781 JUNEAU, AK 99801
Manager	SUPERINTENDANT OF GLACIER BAY
Address	P.O. BOX 140 GUSTAVUS, AK 99826
Phone number	907-697-2230

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	JUNEAU
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	JNU - JUNEAU
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-586-7380
FSS Toll Free	1-866-297-2236
NOTAMs Facility	JNU (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.5 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions	10000 x 4000 ft (3048 x 1219 m)
Surface	WATER (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment

	NW	SE
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EEF	NDB	ELEPHANT		391.00	20E	26.2 nm
CGL	NDB	COGHLAN ISLAND		212.00	20E	37.8 nm
SSR	VORTAC	SISTERS ISLAND	87X	114.00	20E	25.9 nm
JNU	VOT	JUNEAU		111.00		39.8 nm

Remarks

• 1 MAY - 16 SEP, 3 HR DOCKING LIMIT, 17 SEP - 30 APR, 10 DAY DOCKING LIMIT.
• SEAPLANE FLOAT EXPOSED TO WESTERLY SEAS.
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