FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2X2 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-44-38.3600N / 150-03-32.9000W
61-44.639333N / 150-03.548333W
61.7439889 / -150.0591389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 200 ft. / 61 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of WILLOW, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99688 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/2004 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (18 nm SE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr321/10.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| TKAr152/33.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 26E |
| ANCr342/35.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 13W/31W
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 400 ft. / 1097 x 122 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 13W | | RUNWAY 31W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99502
Phone 907-269-0747 |
| Manager: | KEN HAMMONDS
P.O. BOX 889
WILLOW, AK 99688
Phone 907-495-6286 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | NO PUB DOCK AVBL. GRVL PUB RAMP LOCATED ON NE SHORE OF LAKE. LOT SOUTH OF RAMP AVBL FOR VEHICLE OPS. ALL OTHER RAMPS & PROPERTY IS PVT OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL. |
| - | ACFT RUN-UP AREA AT THE NE END OF THE LAKE IS MARKED BY BUOYS SEASONALLY. |
| - | A BUOY HAS BEEN PLACED APRXLY 100 FT FROM THE MOST SOUTHERN POINT OF LAND ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE LAKE. |
| - | ACFT OPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE 100 FT MARKER UNLESS TAXING TO OR FROM THE SHORE, OR TAXIING TO THE ACFT RUN-UP AREA. |
| - | PILOTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF WATERCRAFT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE. A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING IS RECOMMENDED. BUOYS ARE REMOVED FROM LAKE PRIOR TO FREEZE-UP AND REPLACED WHEN LAKE THAWS. |
| - | IT IS RCMDD THAT ACFT FAST TAXI TO POINT OF TKOF AND UP ON LANDING TO SHORE AREA. |
| - | IT IS RCMDD THAT ALL ACFT TKOF TOWARD THE SOUTH, WX CONDITIONS PERMITTING. |
| - | NO EAST/WEST TKOFS OR LANDINGS ARE PERMITTED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2X2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAUO - Willow Airport (1 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (14 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (18 nm SE)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (30 nm S)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:15 | | 17:15 |
| Sunrise | | 09:03 | | 18:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 02:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:15 | | 03:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:51:07 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 18:51:07 |
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| PAUO | 100051Z 14006KT 30SM SCT060 BKN100 BKN150 M07/M07 A2944 RMK NOSPECI LAST
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PAAQ
29nm E | 100026Z 1000/1024 01012G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10035KT FM101200 03009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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PATK
33nm N | 092336Z 1000/1024 01009KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
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PANC
35nm S | 092336Z 1000/1106 36010KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 WS020/12050KT FM101000 02007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 WS020/15035KT
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