FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A3 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-34-28.7400N / 149-28-22.0000W
61-34.479000N / 149-28.366667W
61.5746500 / -149.4727778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 300 ft. / 91 m (estimated) |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/2003 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | IYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (1.9 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (10 nm S): | 135.55 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (11 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRN (19 nm S): | 118.525 (907-384-0132) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr064/14.1 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr015/33.0 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 013/29.3 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 019/31.7 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 9W/27W
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 2500 ft. / 1524 x 762 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 9W | | RUNWAY 27W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA |
| Manager: | BILL ODOM
750 EASY ST.
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-373-1895 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | APPROACH IS OVER CITY. |
| - | PUBLIC DOCK ACCESS ON NORTH EAST SHORE. VERY SMALL DOCK. |
| - | SHORT TERM MOORING AVBL CALL 907-373-1776. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR BOATERS, WATER SKIERS, SNOW MACHINE ACTIVITY, AND FLOATING DEBRIS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4A3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (2 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (10 nm W)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (20 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (22 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 09-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-9) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:01 | | 17:01 |
| Sunrise | | 08:51 | | 17:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 19:35:02 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Nov-2009 10:35:02 |
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| METAR |
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PABV
10nm S | 091916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M13 A2968 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ
11nm E | 091853Z 36004KT 10SM FEW002 SCT038 BKN065 OVC180 M07/M08 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP039 T10721083
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PAJV
19nm NE | 091650Z 00000KT 5SM -SN BR SCT020 OVC045 M06/M08 A2958 RMK MIN M06 NOSPECI
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PAUO
20nm NW | 091858Z 32003KT 30SM FEW030 SCT060 M11/M12 A2963 RMK MAX 22 MIN 12 4/00T 70003 NOSPECI
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PAAQ
11nm E | 091732Z 0918/1018 00000KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 0918/0919 5SM -SN OVC020 FM091900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120
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