FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| 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, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0555 |
| Manager: | KEVIN JONES
2156 KACHEMAK BAY 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 30 September 2010 | |
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 |
| - | PUBLIC DOCK AT NW CORNER OF LAKE FOR LOADING/UNLOADING ONLY. NO TRANSIENT TIE DOWNS AVLB AT PUBLIC DOCK. |
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)
PAWD - Seward Airport (69 nm NE)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:05 | | 17:05 |
| Sunrise | | 08:49 | | 17:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 02:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 03:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 10:20:14 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 13-Feb-2012 01:20:14 |
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| METAR |
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| PAHO | 130953Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 01/M02 A2923 RMK AO2 SLP900 T00061017 TSNO $
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PASO
13nm SW | 130953Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW030 SCT044 OVC060 02/M01 A2922 RMK RAE33UPB33E40 SLP895 P0002 T00221006 TSNO VIA AUTODIAL
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| PAHO | 130725Z 1307/1406 05010KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN035 OVC050 WS020/12035KT TEMPO 1307/1309 4SM -SN BR OVC015 FM130900 07008KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 WS020/14030KT FM131800 VRB05KT 6SM -SNRA BR OVC040 FM140000 24010KT 5SM -SHSN BKN025
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