FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2Z5 |
| Lat/Long: | 64-49-58.4380N / 147-50-53.7300W
64-49.973967N / 147-50.895500W
64.8328994 / -147.8482583
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 440 ft. / 134 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 28E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FAIRBANKS, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99709 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public, ALL PROPERTY ALONG RIVER BANK IS PRIVATLEY OWNED. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RIVER CONSISTS OF ONE SMALL GRAVEL RAMP. |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FAIr044/4.6 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| ENNr044/34.6 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHENA | | 247/9.0 | | 257 | | 21E | | CUN | -.-. ..- -. |
| FOX | | 199/10.6 | | 356 | | 21E | | FOX | ..-. --- -..- |
| ICE POOL | | 040/35.9 | | 525 | | 21E | | ICW | .. -.-. .-- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 300 ft. / 1524 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/month * | | 100% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN CHENA RIVER N & W OF FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT; 900' X 50' STRIP ADJ RVR. |
| - | PUBLIC ACCESS RAMP IS AT NORTH END OF RAVENWOOD AVE. N64,49.919; W147,52.457. |
| - | FACILITY NOT LISTED IN A/FD. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2Z5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (1 nm S)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (6 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (22 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm SW)
PABI - Allen Army Airfield (75 nm SE)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:01 | | 18:01 |
| Sunrise | | 10:15 | | 19:15 |
| Sunset | | 15:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 06:11:58 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 21:11:58 |
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| METAR |
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| PAFA | 300553Z 00000KT 8SM -SN FEW018 SCT025 OVC047 M13/M16 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP043 P0000 60000 T11331156 11133 21139 53009
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| PAFA | 300523Z 3006/0112 05004KT P6SM -SN FEW018 SCT025 OVC045 FM301500 11006KT P6SM BKN080 FM302200 12006G15KT P6SM FEW040 BKN100 FM011000 14007G20KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150
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