FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A3 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-34-30.1000N / 149-28-32.2000W 61-34.501667N / 149-28.536667W 61.5750278 / -149.4756111 (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 (1.8 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (10 nm S): | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
| 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 |
| BGQr070/14.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr011/28.1 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr015/33.0 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 015/29.3 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 021/31.7 | | 387 | | 19E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 9W/27W
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 2500 ft. / 1524 x 762 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 9W | | RUNWAY 27W |
| Latitude: | 61-34.416237N | | 61-34.586002N |
| Longitude: | 149-29.378408W | | 149-27.694028W |
| Elevation: | 300.0 ft. | | 300.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 078 true | | 258 true |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA, DNR 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-269-8400 |
| 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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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 08:07 | | 17:07 |
| Sunrise | | 08:54 | | 17:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 02:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 03:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 08:57:22 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 23:57:22 |
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| METAR |
PABV 10nm S | 120836Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A2918 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ 11nm E | 120853Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP886 T00171044 400610006 53004 TSNO
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| TAF |
PAAQ 11nm E | 120540Z 1206/1306 03006KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13025KT FM121000 06012G20KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/14035KT FM121800 14015G25KT P6SM -SN OVC060 FM122100 16010G18KT P6SM -SN OVC045
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