FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2A4 |
| Lat/Long: | 66-53-57.3100N / 151-28-17.5900W
66-53.955167N / 151-28.293167W
66.8992528 / -151.4715528
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 631 ft. / 192 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of BETTLES, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99726 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at BTT (1.6 nm NW): | 135.45 (907-692-5900) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTTr083/1.6 | | BETTLES VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| EVANSVILLE | | 060/2.2 | | 391 | | 20E | | EAV | . .- ...- |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 14W/32W
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 200 ft. / 1250 x 61 m
WATERLANE LENGTHENED BY PROJECT. NOW 4100' |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 14W | | RUNWAY 32W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. gnd, 400 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear | | 12 ft. gnd, 350 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK/DOT/PF/N REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JEREMY WORRALL
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5230 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/month * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT: WATERLANE CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING |
| - | WESTERLY WNDS CAUSE DOWNDRAFTS INVOF SPB. RISING TERRAIN 1/4 NM WEST OF LAKE. |
| - | NO PUB DOCK; GRVL RAMP ONLY. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2A4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PABT - Bettles Airport (2 nm NW)
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (34 nm SW)
PACX - Coldfoot Airport (36 nm NE)
PAKP - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (74 nm N)
PAIM - Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (76 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Buster Downey
Photo taken 03-Jul-2007
looking east
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:31 | | 17:31 |
| Sunrise | | 09:37 | | 18:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 02:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 22:09:07 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 13:09:07 |
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| METAR |
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| PABT | 082153Z 32003KT 10SM FEW200 M23/M26 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP091 T12281261
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| TAF |
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| PABT | 081738Z 0818/0918 34006KT P6SM SCT060
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