FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:06 | | 17:06 |
| Sunrise | | 08:54 | | 17:54 |
| 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) | 12-Feb-2012 17:30:49 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 08:30:49 |
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PAAQ
27nm E | 121146Z 1212/1312 09007KT P6SM BKN150 FM121800 04007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC060 FM122200 14010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025 FM130600 05015G28KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060
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PAED
28nm S | 1212/1318 35009KT 9999 FEW070 SCT150 QNH2917INS BECMG 1219/1220 19009KT 9000 -SHSN SCT025 BKN045 600456 QNH2930INS TEMPO 1223/1303 8000 -SN BKN025 BKN045 620258 BECMG 1305/1306 35015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN070 520008 QNH2935INS T02/1303Z TM04/1316Z
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PANC
32nm S | 121146Z 1212/1318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN130 FM121700 17006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM122100 18010G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM130400 30010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN090 WS020/13045KT
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