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81W Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base
Lopez, Washington, USA

GOING TO LOPEZ?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 81W
Lat/Long: 48-30-59.3610N 122-55-04.6420W
48-30.989350N 122-55.077367W
48.5164892,-122.9179561
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1990)
From city: 1 mile N of LOPEZ, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98261

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at S31 (2.1 nm S): 118.525 (360-376-2071)
WX ASOS at FHR (4 nm W): 135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX AWOS-3P at ORS (12 nm N): 135.425 (360-376-6045)
WX ASOS at NUW (14 nm SE): PHONE 360-257-8813
WX AWOS-3 at OKH (19 nm SE): 132.775 (360-675-8431)
WX AWOS-3 at BVS (20 nm E): 121.125 (360-757-7767)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CVVr316/18.0PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E
YYJr102/25.8VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7017E
YVRr148/34.9VANCOUVER VOR/DME115.9017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR069/4.228417EFHR ..-. .... .-.

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 3000 x 150 ft. / 914 x 46 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PORT OF LOPEZ
PO BOX 907
LOPEZ ISLAND, WA 98261
Phone 360-468-4116
Manager: WIL CATLIN
PO BOX 907
LOPEZ ISLAND, WA 98261
Phone 360-468-4116

Additional Remarks

- AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF HOUSES ON SURROUNDING LAND. NO STEP TAXI IN BAY.
- FOR CD CTC WHIDBEY APCH AT 360-257-3310.
- BEWARE OF BOATS ANCHORED IN SEAPLANE LDG AREA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 81W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (4 nm W)
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (12 nm N)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) Airport (14 nm SE)
KOKH - DeLaurentis Airport (19 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (20 nm E)
  
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From to 81W

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3214:32
Sunrise07:0515:05
Sunset16:4500:45
Evening civil twilight17:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Nov-2026 08:11:43
Local (UTC-8)  05-Nov-2026 00:11:43
 
METAR
KFHR 
5nm W 		050753Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT029 BKN047 09/08 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00890083 401110033 $
KORS 
11nm N 		050755Z AUTO 17011KT OVC010 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2
CWZO 
13nm W 		050700Z AUTO 21007KT RMK AO1
KNUW 
15nm SE 		050653Z 15015KT 10SM BKN020 OVC080 11/09 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB26E37 SLP179 P0000 T01110094 $
CWYJ 
15nm W 		050700Z AUTO 00000KT 09/08 RMK AO1 SLP166 T00860075 53012
CWEZ 
16nm N 		050700Z AUTO 18010KT 10/09 RMK AO1 PK WND 15018/0636 SLP171 T01020091 53007
CWLM 
17nm W 		050700Z AUTO 00000KT 09/08 RMK AO1 T00870084 52015
CYWH 
17nm W 		050400Z 04003KT 10SM -RA SCT006 OVC060 09/09 A3000 RMK SF4SC4 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 051300Z SLP159
TAF
KNUW 
15nm SE 		042300Z 0423/0523 14010G18KT 9999 SCT060 BKN100 BKN220 651009 QNH2993INS BECMG 0500/0502 14012KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 OVC120 651009 QNH2999INS TEMPO 0502/0508 14015G25KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 BECMG 0508/0510 14008KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025 BKN100 651009 QNH3005INS BECMG 0518/0520 16012G18KT 9999 BKN035 BKN100 OVC150 651009 QNH3018INS TX13/0423Z TN03/0512Z FS30028
CYWH 
17nm W 		042240Z 0423/0504 04006KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 0423/0501 SCT012 BKN100 OVC200 FM050100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT012 BKN080 OVC200 TEMPO 0501/0504 P6SM -RA BKN012 OVC040 RMK NXT FCST BY 051400Z
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