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4P5 Franks Seaplane Base
Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 4P5
Lat/Long: 45-52-59.8280N / 090-00-00.5570W
45-52.997133N / 090-00.009283W
45.8832856 / -90.0001547
(estimated)
Elevation: 1650 ft. / 503 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 7 miles SW of LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 54538

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1967
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GRB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at ARV (12 nm E): 121.125 (715-356-2417)
WX AWOS-3 at PBH (20 nm SW): 125.875 (715-339-4520)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RHIr301/27.2RHINELANDER VORTAC109.2002E
IWDr171/39.3IRONWOOD VORTAC108.8001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ARBOR VITAE258/11.622101WARV .- .-. ...-
DOUGY286/11.623601WDO -.. ---
MANITOWISH200/15.236401WMHA -- .... .-
PARK FALLS104/18.337101WPKF .--. -.- ..-.
PHILLIPS058/20.426300EPBH .--. -... ....
EAGLE RIVER266/30.934102WEGV . --. ...-
LAND O LAKES246/36.639602WLNL .-.. -. .-..

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 80
CALL AHEAD TO ENSURE FUEL AVBL.
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 9000 x 1000 ft. / 2743 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2640 x 1000 ft. / 805 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANK GALLINA
13726 CRISSIE LANE
LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI 54538
Phone 715-588-1433
WINTER PHONE 561-569-3473.
Manager: FRANK GALLINA
13726 CRISSIE LANE
LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI 54538
Phone 715-588-1433

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
98% local general aviation
2% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 18 August 2006

Additional Remarks

DOCK IN POOR CONDITION.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4P5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARV - Lakeland Airport/Noble F. Lee Memorial Field (12 nm E)
D25 - Manitowish Waters Airport (15 nm N)
KPKF - Park Falls Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KPBH - Price County Airport (20 nm SW)
KTKV - Tomahawk Regional Airport (26 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5509:55
Sunrise05:3010:30
Sunset20:2201:22
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:08:15
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 15:08:15
 
METAR
KARV 
12nm E 
131955Z AUTO 20016G20KT 10SM SCT100 SCT120 17/04 A2974 RMK AO2
KPBH 
20nm SW 
131955Z AUTO 19011G16KT 10SM BKN085 16/08 A2974 RMK AO2
TAF
KRHI 
26nm SE 
131736Z 131818 18014G22KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 TEMPO 2301 -SHRA BKN035 FM0100 21007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 0104 3SM TSRA BKN015CB FM0400 25009KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT012 BKN025 TEMPO 0408 3SM -SHRA BR BKN012 FM0800 32009KT 5SM BR SCT009 BKN015 FM1
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