FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 78Z |
| Lat/Long: | 61-42-11.9500N / 150-00-25.7000W
61-42.199167N / 150-00.428333W
61.7033194 / -150.0071389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 214 ft. / 65 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99688 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | UUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (15 nm SE): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr333/8.1 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr339/32.2 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr345/33.6 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| TKAr157/35.8 | | TALKEETNA VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 19E |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 600 ft. / 1829 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA, DNR
550 W 7TH AVE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-8400 |
| Manager: | MAT-SU AREA PARK OFFICE
ALASKA STATE PARKS, 7278 EAST BOGARD RD
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-745-3975 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/month * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NANCY LAKE STATE RECREATION SITE HAS PUBLIC ACCESS AND CAMPING FACILITIES. NO DOCK MOORING AVBL BUT PLANES CAN HEEL-UP AWAY FROM PUBLIC BOAT RAMP AND BEACH AREA. |
| - | NO ACFT SVCS AVBL. |
| - | ALL OTHER DOCKS ON LAKE ARE PRIVATE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 78Z.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAUO - Willow Airport (3 nm NW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (11 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (15 nm SE)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (28 nm S)
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Times for 24-May-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 04:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 23:09 | | 07:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:43 | | 08:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-May-2012 20:43:24 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-May-2012 12:43:24 |
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PAAQ
27nm E | 241730Z 2418/2518 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM242100 15008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 FM250000 16012G20KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM250700 16010KT P6SM -RA BKN045 FM251200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT045 BKN080
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PAED
28nm S | 2417/2518 VRB06KT 9000 -DZ SCT060 OVC090 QNH3000INS BECMG 2419/2420 25012KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 OVC100 600604 QNH3006INS BECMG 2505/2506 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN070 600702 QNH2995INS T16/2501Z T08/2514Z AMD 241712
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PANC
32nm S | 241730Z 2418/2524 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN090 FM242000 18007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN045 FM250000 16014G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN060 FM251200 16009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080
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