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 02 MAY 2013

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
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/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 19-May-2013

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:43	11:43
Sunrise	05:00	13:00
Sunset	22:49	06:49
Evening civil twilight	00:06	08:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-May-2013 10:27:47
Local (UTC-8)	19-May-2013 02:27:47

METAR

PABV 4nm N	190956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 01/M11 A3024 RMK AO1
PAED 10nm SW	190955Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00011111
PAMR 12nm SW	190953Z 07003KT 10SM FEW075 SCT200 01/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00061111 $
PALH 16nm SW	190953Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00001106 TSNO $
PANC 18nm SW	190953Z 01005KT 10SM FEW075 SCT200 01/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00061111
PAAQ 20nm NE	190953Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM BKN060 00/M09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00001094 TSNO

TAF

PAED 10nm SW	1904/2010 32006KT 9999 FEW055 SCT075 QNH3000INS BECMG 1911/1912 32006KT 1600 BR BKN002 OVC025 QNH3028INS BECMG 1918/1919 32006KT 9999 NSW SCT025 SCT040 QNH3041INS T03/1904Z TM05/1912Z
PANC 18nm SW	190531Z 1906/2012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM190900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 FM192200 30006KT P6SM SCT060
PAAQ 20nm NE	190531Z 1906/2006 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM191000 35005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM200000 18005KT P6SM SKC

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