FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 85B |
| Lat/Long: | 46-06-15.1720N / 068-33-43.1340W
46-06.252867N / 068-33.718900W
46.1042144 / -68.5619817
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20W (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles NW of PATTEN, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 04765 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HULr298/30.5 | | HOULTON VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 21W |
| MLTr016/31.1 | | MILLINOCKET VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 20W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MILNOT | | 018/27.3 | | 344 | | 19W | | LNT | .-.. -. - |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 200 ft. / 1829 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SCOTTY'S FLYING SERV. INC.
1446 SHIN POND ROAD
MT. CHASE, ME 04765
Phone 207-528-2626 |
| Manager: | SCOTTY SKINNER
SHIN POND
MT. CHASE, ME 04765
Phone 207-528-2626 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: 200/year * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 12 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BRIDGE & WIRES BY TIE-UP AREA. |
| - | NUMEROUS BOATS AND CANOES ON LAKE. |
| - | CALL 207-528-2626 FOR SERVICE |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 85B.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (32 nm E)
KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (41 nm NE)
KLRG - Lincoln Regional Airport (45 nm S)
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (51 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:09 | | 21:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:41 | | 21:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 02:08:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 21:08:13 |
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| METAR |
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KMLT
28nm S | 100153Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT055 11/01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01110011
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KHUL
32nm E | 100153Z AUTO 20009G18KT 10SM OVC055 12/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01170017
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KPQI
40nm NE | 100155Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM 12/00 A2993 RMK AO1
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KHUL
32nm E | 092339Z 1000/1024 20008KT P6SM BKN080 FM100600 22008KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM100900 28010KT P6SM BKN040 FM101400 30012G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM102200 30010KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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