FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6A7 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-28-54.6200N / 149-46-23.6800W
61-28.910333N / 149-46.394667W
61.4818389 / -149.7732444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BIG LAKE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99567 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/2006 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, WIND INDICATOR LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (9 nm SE): | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (9 nm NE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRN (13 nm S): | 118.525 (907-384-0132) |
| WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm S): | PHONE 907-272-0542 |
| WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm S): | PHONE 907-245-1618 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr114/7.6 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr357/19.6 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr007/23.5 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 004/20.3 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 013/22.2 | | 387 | | 19E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway ALL/WAY
| Dimensions: | 1200 x 100 ft. / 366 x 30 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY ALL | | RUNWAY WAY |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-8400 |
| Manager: | JOSEPH FISCHER
PO BOX 879700
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-376-0227 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: 50/year * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC ACCESS AT NORTH END OF LAKE. NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT AREAS. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6A7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm N)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (14 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (18 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (20 nm S)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:05 | | 17:05 |
| Sunrise | | 08:52 | | 17:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 03:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:12:01 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 20:12:01 |
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| METAR |
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PABV
8nm SE | 130456Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM OVC100 M01/M04 A2939 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAED
14nm S | 130455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 03/M09 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP948 T00321088 $
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PAMR
16nm S | 130453Z 33005KT 10SM OVC110 02/M03 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP946 T00171028
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PALH
19nm S | 130453Z 03006KT 10SM OVC100 02/M02 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP951 T00171022
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PAED
14nm S | 1304/1410 35009KT 9999 FEW060 BKN100 QNH2932INS TEMPO 1306/1312 14015G25KT 520008 BECMG 1315/1316 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH FEW030 BKN060 BKN100 600604 QNH2926INS BECMG 1319/1320 02006KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC040 620257 QNH2929INS T01/1304Z TM03/1316Z AMD 130426
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