FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L85 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-32-01.0000N / 150-59-44.0000W
60-32.016667N / 150-59.733333W
60.5336111 / -150.9955556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 175 ft. / 53 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 24E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of SOLDOTNA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99669 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SXQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SXQ (4 nm S): | 135.45 (907-262-8431) |
| WX ASOS at ENA (8 nm W): | 120.3 (907-283-6513) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENAr105/7.6 | | KENAI VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SOLDOTNA | | 292/4.9 | | 6 | | 24E | | OLT | --- .-.. - |
| WILDWOOD | | 103/7.5 | | 379 | | 19E | | IWW | .. .-- .-- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 1000 ft. / 914 x 305 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| Manager: | UNKNOWN |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | LC TO AFSS DIAL 907-283-7211 |
| - | MULT PVT DOCKS ON LAKE. NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT TIE-DOWN AREAS. |
| - | PINK BUOYS IN SW CORNER OF LAKE, MKD UNDERWATER OBSTNS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at L85.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (4 nm S)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (8 nm W)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (48 nm NE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (53 nm NE)
PAHO - Homer Airport (55 nm S)
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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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:47 | | 17:47 |
| Sunrise | | 09:43 | | 18:43 |
| Sunset | | 16:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 19:48:45 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 30-Nov-2009 10:48:45 |
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| METAR |
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PASX
3nm S | 301936Z AUTO 07010G14KT 10SM FEW048 SCT060 OVC070 M01/M04 A2955 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAEN
8nm W | 301853Z 04014KT 10SM BKN075 OVC090 01/M06 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP016 T00111056
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PAEN
8nm W | 301742Z 3018/0118 03016G26KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM302100 05012G22KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM010800 12008G15KT 4SM -SN OVC025
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