FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 |
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| PQIr182/4.2 | | PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ST LEONARD | | 217/31.0 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
| FRENCHVILLE | | 187/34.6 | | 257 | | 20W | | FVE | ..-. ...- . |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:49 | | 21:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 22:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 21:20:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 17:20:40 |
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| METAR |
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KPQI
3nm SE | 122055Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3034 RMK AO1 57007
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KCAR
10nm N | 122054Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP291 T01170033 58003
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KPQI
3nm SE | 121729Z 121818 33007KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM0600 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR FEW007 SCT012 OVC035 FM1200 02005KT P6SM FEW012 SCT020 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KCAR
10nm N | 121729Z 121818 32007KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM0600 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR FEW007 SCT012 OVC035 FM1200 02005KT P6SM FEW012 SCT020
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