FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 |
| 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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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 03:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 08:23:58 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-May-2008 01:23:58 |
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| METAR |
KLWS 2nm SE | 120756Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 09/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00891028 401720078 TSNO
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| TAF |
KLWS 2nm SE | 120530Z 120606 25012KT P6SM BKN100 FM1000 21005KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM1900 30008KT P6SM BKN100 FM0200 08004KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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