FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr059/19.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr019/38.2 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 019/34.2 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 023/36.9 | | 387 | | 21E | | 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: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | PALMER ELKS LODGE #1842
2600 N. BARRY'S RESORT RD.
PALMER, AK 99654
Phone 907-745-3950 |
| Manager: | SHARON VENDERGASS
2600 N. BARRY'S RESORT RD.
PALMER, AK 99654
Phone 907-745-3950 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: 25/year * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUB DOCK AT NE SHORE OF LAKE. DOCKING FEE APPLIES. |
| - | NO OTHER SERS AVBL FOR TRAN ACFT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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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| 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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:37 | | 17:37 |
| Sunrise | | 09:34 | | 18:34 |
| Sunset | | 15:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 01:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 19:57:26 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 25-Nov-2009 10:57:26 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
6nm E | 251953Z 00000KT 10SM BKN130 M07/M08 A2921 RMK AO2 SLP890 T10671078
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PAJV
13nm NE | 251550Z 01008KT 15SM FEW040 M02/M07 A2921 RMK NOSPECI
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PABV
13nm SW | 251936Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN090 BKN110 M06/M08 A2924 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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PAAQ
6nm E | 251746Z 2518/2618 35005KT P6SM BKN090 FM252300 02005KT 6SM -SN SCT020 OVC045 FM260300 35005KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020 FM261000 36005KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC040
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