FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 99Z |
| Lat/Long: | 61-36-23.5800N / 149-16-40.5100W
61-36.393000N / 149-16.675167W
61.6065500 / -149.2779194
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 337 ft. / 103 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles W of PALMER, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public, ELKS LODGE DOCK IS PVT. NO PUB USE PERMITTED. |
| Activation date: | 09/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | PALMER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-745-2495] |
| Alternate FSS: | ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (5 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (13 nm SW): | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr065/19.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr018/32.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr019/38.2 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 021/34.2 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 025/36.9 | | 387 | | 19E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway ALL/WAY
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 500 ft. / 1676 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY ALL | | RUNWAY WAY |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 |
| Manager: | LIFETIME ADVENTURES
FINGER LAKE STATE RECREATION SITE, MILE 0.7 BOGARD ROAD
WASILLA, AK 99654-6074
Phone 907-746-4644 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/month * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC DOCK NE SHORE OF LAKE AT FINGER LAKE STATE RECREATION SITE. |
| - | CAMPING AT STATE PARK FOR FEE. NO OTHER SVCS AVBL FOR TRAN ACFT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | MAT-SU BOROUGH ENFORCES SPECIAL MOTORIZED USE RESTRICTIONS. NO MOTORS MAY BE OPERATED FROM 11:00PM - 8:00AM. NO WAKE ZONES ARE IN EFFECT WITHIN 100 FEET FROM SHORELINE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 99Z.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (5 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (16 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (24 nm W)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (26 nm SW)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:03 | | 17:03 |
| Sunrise | | 08:50 | | 17:50 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 02:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 03:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 21:18:31 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 12-Feb-2012 12:18:31 |
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PAAQ
6nm E | 122053Z 13010KT 10SM BKN110 04/M03 A2941 RMK AO2 SLP955 T00391028 51019
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PABV
13nm SW | 122056Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM OVC085 02/M03 A2938 RMK AO1 52024 PNO
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PAAQ
6nm E | 121743Z 1218/1318 06008KT P6SM BKN080 FM122100 10010KT P6SM -SN BKN045 FM130300 06010KT P6SM SCT045 BKN090 FM130900 04014G20KT P6SM BKN100 FM131600 06008KT P6SM BKN060
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