FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 87B |
| Lat/Long: | 46-45-37.0000N / 068-28-51.0000W
46-45.616667N / 068-28.850000W
46.7602778 / -68.4808333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 608 ft. / 185.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of PORTAGE LAKE, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 04768 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PQI (18 nm E): | 118.025 (207-764-7248) |
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PQIr288/15.9 | | PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FRENCHVILLE | | 217/31.8 | | 257 | | 20W | | FVE | ..-. ...- . |
| ST LEONARD | | 245/36.7 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF PORTAGE LAKE
P.O. BOX 255
PORTAGE LAKE, ME 04768
Phone 207-435-4361 |
| Manager: | RITA SINCLAIR
P.O. BOX 255
PORTAGE LAKE, ME 04768
Phone 207-435-4361
TOWN MANAGER. |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 38/month * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 11% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SUMMER WATER DEPTH IS 1- 1 1/2 FT AT THE END AND SOUTH SIDE DOCKING FACILITY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 87B.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (18 nm E)
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
KFVE - Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (48 nm SE)
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (67 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 08:49:47 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2008 04:49:47 |
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| METAR |
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KPQI
19nm E | 080835Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM OVC023 12/09 A2985 RMK AO1
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KCAR
20nm E | 080754Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM BKN017 OVC024 12/11 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01220106
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KFVE
32nm N | 080833Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM -RA FEW002 SCT023 OVC033 12/11 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB24 P0000
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CYSL
35nm NE | 080800Z 27003KT 12SM OVC006 12/12 A2986 RMK ST8 CLIM 20.0/11.9/16.4/0/16.4/NIL SLP116
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CWIY
35nm NE | 080800Z AUTO 28003KT 12/12 RMK AO1 SLP112 T01240122 53002
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KPQI
19nm E | 080757Z 080806 28007KT P6SM BKN015 OVC050 FM1400 29010G18KT P6SM SCT050 FM2200 25006KT P6SM BKN040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KCAR
20nm E | 080756Z 080806 28007KT P6SM BKN015 BKN050 FM1400 29010G18KT P6SM SCT050 FM2200 25006KT P6SM BKN040
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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