AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to keep you flying
 
 3370 users online  
D72 D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base
Eagle River, Alaska, USA

GOING TO EAGLE RIVER?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: D72
Lat/Long: 61-21-09.0700N 149-32-46.8600W
61-21.151167N 149-32.781000W
61.3525194,-149.5463500
(estimated)
Elevation: 295 ft. / 90 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles N of EAGLE RIVER, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99577

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/2003
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (4 nm N): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at FRN (6 nm SW): 134.25
WX ASOS at MRI (12 nm SW): 124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (13 nm N): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at LHD (16 nm SW): 125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at ANC (17 nm SW): PHONE 907-560-7681
WX ASOS at PAQ (20 nm NE): 134.75 (907-560-7680)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TEDr029/16.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E
BGQr118/17.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3500 x 200 ft. / 1067 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHRISTOPHER & DEBBY HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
Phone 907-696-1037
Manager: CHRISTOPHER HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
Phone 907-250-7834

Additional Remarks

- PUB BEACHING AREA IN SW CORNER OF LAKE. NO DOCK. BEACH IS STEEPLY SLOPED, ROCKS ON BEACH UP TO 4 IN. ROAD WITHIN 15 FT OF SHORE LINE AT BEACHING AREA.
- ALL OTHER PROPERTY ON LAKE IS PVT/ NON-COML.
- TRANSIENT OVERNIGHT PARKING AVBL. CALL BEFORE ARRIVAL 907-250-7834.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (6 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (10 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (12 nm SW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (13 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (17 nm SW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around D72 (D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of D72 (D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base)
Taken in August 2001
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base? Find the distance to fly.

From to D72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1116:11
Sunrise08:5616:56
Sunset18:3002:30
Evening civil twilight19:1503:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Oct-2026 17:43:02
Local (UTC-8)  20-Oct-2026 09:43:02
 
METAR
PABV 
4nm N 		201656Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM -RA OVC023 01/01 A2908 RMK AO2 RAE00B37UPB00E37 SLP847 P0003 T00060006 FZRANO $
PAFR 
6nm SW 		201705Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM BKN009 OVC013 01/01 A2906 RMK AO2 CIG 007V009 SLP845 $
PAED 
10nm SW 		201713Z 18006KT 1 7/8SM -DZ BR OVC003 02/01 A2905 RMK SLP835 $
PAMR 
12nm SW 		201653Z 15005KT 2SM BR BKN004 OVC007 01/01 A2906 RMK AO2 SNE52 SLP844 P0000 T00060006
PALH 
16nm SW 		201718Z 20005KT 10SM OVC005 02/02 A2907 RMK AO2 T00220017
PANC 
18nm SW 		201653Z 20006KT 6SM -RA BR BKN004 OVC015 02/02 A2906 RMK AO2 SNE38 SLP843 P0001 T00220017
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		201718Z 07003KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV006 00/M01 A2904 RMK AO2 P0002 T00001006 $
TAF
PAED 
10nm SW 		201300Z 2013/2119 VRB05KT 6000 -SN BR OVC005 620208 QNH2906INS BECMG 2019/2020 20009KT 9000 -RASN BKN015 OVC030 620208 QNH2909INS BECMG 2103/2104 03006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN060 OVC100 QNH2923INS BECMG 2108/2109 VRB06KT 9000 -SHSN BKN020 OVC050 620208 QNH2933INS TX04/2022Z TNM02/2110Z
PANC 
18nm SW 		201120Z 2012/2118 35005KT P6SM -RA SCT004 BKN012 OVC025 TEMPO 2012/2016 4SM -RASN BKN004 FM201700 21008G15KT 3SM -RASN BR SCT003 BKN010 FM202000 19007KT P6SM -RA SCT010 BKN020 FM210500 03006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN030 FM211000 35007KT P6SM FEW015 SCT030 BKN060
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR SCT004 OVC015 TEMPO 2012/2016 1SM -SN BR OVC004 FM201600 VRB03KT 1/2SM SN FZFG VV005 FM202000 VRB04KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN008 FM202200 VRB04KT 4SM -RASN BR SCT008 OVC012 FM210600 35004KT 2SM -SN BR BKN008
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base 907-250-7834
 no information available

If you are affiliated with D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
no fuel
  
   write
Update Fuel Prices
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact