FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 83B |
| Lat/Long: | 46-42-27.1500N / 068-03-40.1080W 46-42.452500N / 068-03.668467W 46.7075417 / -68.0611411 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PRESQUE ISLE, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 04769 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1800 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PQI (1.3 nm SE): | 118.025 (207-764-7248) |
| WX ASOS at CAR (10 nm N): | 135.125 (207-496-3153) |
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PQIr182/4.2 | | PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ST LEONARD | | 217/31.0 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 300 ft. / 1829 x 91 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PRESQUE ISLE 12 SECOND STREET PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769 Phone 207-764-4485 |
| Manager: | SCOTT WARDWELL 650 AIRPORT DR, SUITE 11 PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769 Phone 207-764-2555 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 39/week * | | 88% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT LCTD NR NORTHERN MAINE RGNL ARPT, PRESQUE ISLE; WHICH HAS U 122.8, CLEAR-GREEN ROTG BCN, & WINDCONE. |
| - | RISING TERRAIN WEST SIDE OF LAKE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 83B.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (1 nm SE)
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KFVE - Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (36 nm N)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (37 nm S)
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (69 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:07 | | 08:07 |
| Sunrise | | 04:46 | | 08:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 05:28:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 01:28:47 |
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| METAR |
KPQI 3nm SE | 050515Z AUTO 24003KT 8SM OVC009 14/13 A2951 RMK AO1 P0001
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KCAR 10nm N | 050454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN006 OVC032 15/15 A2952 RMK AO2 CIG 002V010 SLP999 P0001 T01500150 401830150
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| TAF |
KPQI 3nm SE | 042321Z 0500/0524 23006KT 6SM -SHRA SCT010CB OVC022 TEMPO 0500/0503 3SM SHRA BR BKN008 OVC015 FM050300 28006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM050600 30008KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM051200 31009KT P6SM VCSH SCT004 BKN008 OVC015 FM051500 31009G16KT P6SM SCT012 BK
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KCAR 10nm N | 050223Z 0502/0524 VRB02KT 6SM -SHRA SCT007CB OVC014 TEMPO 0502/0505 2SM +SHRA BR BKN004 OVC009 FM050600 30006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM051200 31008KT P6SM VCSH SCT004 BKN008 OVC015 FM051500 31009G16KT P6SM SCT012 BKN024 OVC040 FM052000 31009G16KT P6SM
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| NOTAMs |
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