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D72 D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base
Eagle River, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99577

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/2003
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (4 nm N): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (6 nm SW): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (12 nm SW): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (13 nm N): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at LHD (16 nm SW): PHONE 907-245-1618
WX ASOS at PAQ (20 nm NE): 134.75 (907-746-6675)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr112/17.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr033/22.6ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE032/18.133821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK038/21.338721EBOB -... --- -...

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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 65
    

Additional Remarks

PUB BEACHING AREA IN SE 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:

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 - Palmer Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of D72 (D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base)
Taken in August 2001

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From to D72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1117:11
Sunrise08:5917:59
Sunset17:2602:26
Evening civil twilight18:1403:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 06:56:17
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 21:56:17
 
METAR
PABV 
4nm N 
100636Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT120 M06/M09 A2942 RMK AO1 PNO
PAED 
10nm SW 
100555Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM OVC100 M04/M08 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP951 T10391080 11037 21066 50003
PAMR 
12nm SW 
100553Z 01003KT 10SM SCT020 OVC060 M03/M08 A2938 RMK AO2 SLP953 T10331078 11028 21061 52002
PALH 
16nm SW 
100553Z 01007KT 10SM BKN100 M03/M08 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP953 T10281083 11028 21044 50001
PANC 
18nm SW 
100553Z 35010KT 10SM FEW050 SCT070 BKN100 M03/M09 A2938 RMK AO2 SLP950 4/013 60000 T10331089 11033 21044 50001
PAAQ 
20nm NE 
100553Z AUTO 03016G23KT 10SM FEW120 M01/M09 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP951 T10111089 11006 21022 53005 TSNO $
TAF
PANC 
18nm SW 
100535Z 1006/1112 35009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 WS020/12045KT FM101300 02006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 BKN100 WS020/15030KT
PAAQ 
20nm NE 
100535Z 1006/1106 02012G20KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 WS020/10035KT FM101500 02009G15KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120

 
 

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