FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5BL |
| Lat/Long: | 59-38-40.8020N / 151-30-07.6530W
59-38.680033N / 151-30.127550W
59.6446672 / -151.5021258
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 25 ft. / 8 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of HOMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99603 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | KODIAK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | HOMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-235-8588]
ASSOC FSS OPERS 0545-2145 LCL, OT CTC KENAI FSS. |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | HOM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1025 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 123.6 |
| WX ASOS at HOM (0.8 nm E): | 135.65 |
| WX ASOS at SOV (14 nm SW): | 135.4 (907-234-7407) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HOMr176/4.1 | | HOMER VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 24E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KACHEMAK | | at field | | 277 | | 24E | | ACE | .- -.-. . |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100 |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 600 ft. / 914 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | clr | | clr |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
POUCH 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 |
| Manager: | HOMER AIRPORT MGR.
2336 KACHEMAK DR.
HOMER, AK 99603
Phone 907-235-8872 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/week * | | 76% | air taxi | | 15% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 July 1988 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SURFACE CONDITION NOT MONITORED RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING. FREQUENT RECREATIONAL USE. |
| - | TPA 1000 FT AGL FOR FIXED WING ACFT; TPA 600 AGL & BLO FOR ROTARY ACFT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5BL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAHO - Homer Airport (1 nm E)
PASX - Soldotna Airport (52 nm N)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (56 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:04 | | 17:04 |
| Sunrise | | 08:51 | | 17:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 12:51:43 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 10-Nov-2009 03:51:43 |
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| METAR |
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| PAHO | 101153Z AUTO 31012G19KT 10SM OVC065 03/M06 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 28026/1118 RAB08E16SNB16E32 SLP033 P0001 60001 70001 T00281056 10050 20028 53034 TSNO
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PASO
13nm SW | 101153Z AUTO 02007G19KT 310V070 10SM CLR 03/M06 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP043 T00331056 10056 20033 53032 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| PAHO | 101200Z 1012/1112 30012G20KT P6SM SCT040 FM101800 31007KT P6SM SCT200 FM110900 VRB04KT 4SM -SN OVC025
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