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94D Wells Seaplane Base
Schenectady, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 94D
Lat/Long: 42-50-59.2750N / 073-54-17.4440W
42-50.987917N / 073-54.290733W
42.8497986 / -73.9048456
(estimated)
Elevation: 210 ft. / 64 m (estimated)
Variation: 14W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of SCHENECTADY, NY
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 12008

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT SAT-SUN 24 HOURS/DAY, MAY-OCT MON-FRI ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT MON-FRI CALL (518) 399-2719.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (1.1 nm W): 119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX ASOS at ALB (8 nm SE): PHONE 518-464-6423
WX AWOS-3 at 5B2 (12 nm N): 132.025 (518-884-9289)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALBr337/7.6ALBANY VORTAC115.3013W
CAMr265/26.1CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME115.0014W
GFLr218/32.2GLENS FALLS VORTAC110.2014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTER112/1.335614WHEU .... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN130/20.852314WJJH .--- .--- ....
PHILMONT000/36.727213WPFH .--. ..-. ....
DALTON320/39.637015WDXT -.. -..- -

Seaplane Base Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 5000 x 600 ft. / 1524 x 183 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 100 ft. plines, marked, 250 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
PIERS UNDER POWERLINES; HGT VARIES FM 0 FT TO +20 FT. TWR & POWERLINE MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
100 ft. plines-m, marked, 500 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
TWR & POWERLINE MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SWETT-KIVORT CORP.
47 MOHAWK AVENUE
ALPLAUS, NY 12008
Phone 518-370-0876
Manager: SWETT-KIVORT CORP.
47 MOHAWK AVENUE
ALPLAUS, NY 12008
Phone 518-370-0876

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 100/year *
100% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 January 1998

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 94D.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (1 nm W)
KALB - Albany International Airport (8 nm SE)
5B2 - Saratoga County Airport (12 nm N)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (18 nm S)
NY0 - Fulton County Airport (21 nm NW)
 
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From to 94D

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset16:2021:20
Evening civil twilight16:5221:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Dec-2009 01:37:37
Local (UTC-5)  10-Dec-2009 20:37:37
 
METAR
KSCH 110045Z 27018G30KT 10SM SCT047 SCT075 M02/M09 A2963
KALB 
8nm SE 
110051Z 27013G20KT 10SM FEW050 M02/M12 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 28031/0008 SNE2354 SLP045 P0000 T10221117
TAF
KALB 
8nm SE 
102336Z 1100/1124 26015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM110600 26018G28KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM111000 27021G29KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM111500 27025G37KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM112300 27018G28KT P6SM BKN050
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Wells Seaplane Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Wells Seaplane Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Wells Seaplane Base

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN SCHENECTADYairport transportation 3.0 122-212
ALBANY - DAYS INN SCHENECTADY 3.0 76-89
STOCKADE INN 3.1 100-170
HAMPTON INN SCHENECTADY 3.2 152-219
ECONO LODGE DOWNTOWN 3.2 60-80
QUALITY INN 5.6 91-92

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Wells Seaplane Base. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from 94D but to other nearby airports such as KALB.
    

Hotels in other cities near Wells Seaplane Base

9 in Schenectady
5 in Clifton Park
15 in Latham
2 in Troy
39 in Albany
2 in Amsterdam
2 in Rensselaer
13 in Saratoga Springs
2 in Glenmont
 

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