AirNav: D72 - D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base

D72

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (4 nm N):	135.55 (907-688-0826)
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
TEDr028/16.3	ANCHORAGE VOR/DME	113.15	19E
BGQr118/17.7	BIG LAKE VORTAC	112.50	19E
ANCr033/22.6	ANCHORAGE VOR/DME	114.30	25E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CAMPBELL LAKE		034/18.1		338		19E		CMQ	-.-. -- --.-
BRUCK		040/21.3		387		19E		BOB	-... --- -...

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:	left	left

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

Aircraft operations: avg 25/week *
92%	local general aviation
8%	transient general aviation
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011

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:

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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Area around D72 (D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:04	17:04
Sunrise	08:50	17:50
Sunset	17:35	02:35
Evening civil twilight	18:21	03:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Feb-2012 11:25:51
Local (UTC-9)	12-Feb-2012 02:25:51

METAR

PABV 4nm N	121056Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM SCT120 M02/M06 A2920 RMK AO1 PNO
PAED 10nm SW	121055Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM SCT140 M02/M04 A2918 RMK AO2 SLP886 T10241040 $
PAMR 12nm SW	121053Z 04003KT 10SM SCT130 BKN200 M02/M04 A2919 RMK AO2 SLP886 T10171039
PALH 16nm SW	121053Z 27005KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP888 T10061039
PANC 18nm SW	121053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN130 BKN200 M01/M04 A2919 RMK AO2 SLP886 T10111039
PAAQ 20nm NE	121053Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A2923 RMK AO2 SLP895 T00061039 TSNO

TAF

PAED 10nm SW	1204/1310 35009KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2916INS BECMG 1219/1220 24010KT 8000 -SN BKN025 BKN070 600257 QNH2943INS BECMG 1305/1306 20015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT070 BKN100 520008 QNH2938INS T01/1303Z TM04/1309Z
PANC 18nm SW	120540Z 1206/1312 30009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 WS020/13040KT TEMPO 1206/1209 14012G20KT FM121500 16014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM121800 17012G20KT 6SM -SN BKN035 FM122100 18010G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN070 FM130400 30010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN090 WS020/13045KT
PAAQ 20nm NE	121027Z 1210/1306 09007KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/14035KT FM121800 14015G25KT P6SM -SN OVC060 FM122100 16010G18KT P6SM -SN OVC045

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