FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2X2 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-44-36.4000N / 150-03-34.9000W
61-44.606667N / 150-03.581667W
61.7434444 / -150.0596944
(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 |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WIND INDICATOR AVBL AT WILLOW ARPT ACROSS THE ROAD. |
| 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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| BGQr327/10.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TKAr159/33.3 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
| TEDr336/34.7 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr342/35.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
Seaplane Base Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13W/31W
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 400 ft. / 1097 x 122 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 13W | | RUNWAY 31W |
| Latitude: | 61-44.877048N | | 61-44.336795N |
| Longitude: | 150-03.833793W | | 150-03.328835W |
| Elevation: | 200.0 ft. | | 200.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 156 true | | 336 true |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST OF AK -- DOTPF CEN REG
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0760 |
| Manager: | RAY ADAMS
ST OF AK -- DOTPF WILLOW STATION, PO BOX 889
WILLOW, AK 99688
Phone 907-495-6286 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/month * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 28% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
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. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:09 | | 17:09 |
| Sunrise | | 08:57 | | 17:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 02:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 03:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:21:47 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 16:21:47 |
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PAAQ
29nm E | 111737Z 1118/1218 10012G20KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/12045KT FM112200 08008KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13030KT FM121200 13014G22KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/14040KT
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PAED
31nm S | 1123/1302 22009KT 9999 FEW070 BKN090 QNH2918INS BECMG 1123/1124 35009KT 9999 SCT060 BKN090 QNH2920INS BECMG 1218/1219 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT055 BKN090 QNH2912INS T01/1201Z TM03/1218Z AMD 112340
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PATK
33nm N | 111737Z 1118/1218 02008KT P6SM BKN100
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PANC
35nm S | 112104Z 1121/1224 30009KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 WS020/13040KT FM121500 16014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM121800 17012G20KT 6SM -SN BKN035 FM122100 18010G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070
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