FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 78U |
| Lat/Long: | 46-23-59.5790N / 117-03-03.5680W
46-23.992983N / 117-03.059467W
46.3998831 / -117.0509911
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 735 ft. / 224 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of LEWISTON, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99403 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT 0700-DUSK, NOV-MAR IREG IREG |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at LWS (2.1 nm SE): | 135.575 (208-746-4185) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MQGr258/7.6 | | NEZ PERCE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 20E |
| PUWr137/17.9 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 20E |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m |
| Surface: | water |
| Operational restrictions: | WATERLANE LENGTH AND WIDTH VARIES. |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 150 ft. pline, marked, 3780 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CITY-COUNTY ARPT/OCR DIV
WALLA WALLA, WA 99362
Phone 509-522-6704 |
| Manager: | HELLS GATE STATE PARK
5100 HELLS GATE RD
LEWISTON, ID 83501
Phone 208-799-5015 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 10/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 September 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PLINES CROSS SNAKE RIVER APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES N & 1 MILE S OF LNDG AREA; IN ADDITION OTHER PLINES TELEPHONE LINES CROSS SNAKE RIVER ABOVE & BELOW LNDG AREA. BRIDGE ACROSS SNAKE RIVER N OF LNDG AREA. |
| - | CAUTION: LNDG AREA WITHIN LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY ARPT TFC AREA; CTC LWS ATCT. |
| - | NO BEACHING GEAR OR MOORING BUOYS AVAILABLE. |
| - | HEAVY BOAT TFC INVOF SEAPLANE BASE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 78U.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLWS - Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (2 nm SE)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (21 nm N)
S80 - Idaho County Airport (47 nm SE)
KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (55 nm W)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (76 nm N)
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 14:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 15:10 |
| Sunset | | 16:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 17:27:22 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 29-Nov-2009 09:27:22 |
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| METAR |
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KLWS
2nm SE | 291656Z 00000KT 3SM BR FEW100 00/M01 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP311 T00001011
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KLWS
2nm SE | 291541Z 2916/3012 12002KT P6SM FEW040 BKN070 TEMPO 2916/2918 4SM BR SCT005 SCT040 BKN070 FM291900 07004KT P6SM SCT060 FM300100 11003KT P6SM SCT200
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