FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 [907-474-0137] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FAI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at FBK (6 nm E): | 119.025 (907-353-7940) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FAIr044/4.6 | | FAIRBANKS VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 21E |
| ENNr044/34.6 | | NENANA VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 E/W
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
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 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN CHENA RIVER N & W OF FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT. |
| - | PUBLIC ACCESS RAMP IS AT NORTH END OF RAVENWOOD AVE. N64,49.919; W147,52.457. |
| - | PVT 900 FT X 50 FT GRASS STRIP ADJ RVR. |
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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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:07 | | 17:07 |
| Sunrise | | 09:01 | | 18:01 |
| Sunset | | 17:10 | | 02:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 09:57:25 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 00:57:25 |
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| METAR |
| PAFA | 120953Z 00000KT 10SM SCT100 BKN200 M11/M12 A2915 RMK AO2 SLP880 T11061117 PNO
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| TAF |
| PAFA | 120540Z 1206/1312 04004KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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